Java Stream with ForEach iteration issue

Question

I have two type of implementations for processing. Not sure why stream forEach loop complains that variable 'i' must be final. But if final, then how to address issue with logic of computing 'i'?

public static void main(String[] args) {
    String str = "123456789";
    int i = 0;
    //Non Stream
    for (char c : str.toCharArray()) {
        if (c >= 48 && c <= 57) {
            i = i * 10 + (c - 48);
        }
    }
    System.out.println(i);
     i = 0;
    // WHY compiler fails for variable 'i' here? 
    str.chars().forEach((c) -> {
        if (c >= 48 && c <= 57) {
            i = i * 10 + (c - 48);
        }
    });
    System.out.println(i);
}

While the meaning of the number constants is derivable from context, there is no reason to use 48 and 57 instead of '0' and '9'… — Holger
– Holger, Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 18:26

Don Bottstein · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-21 16:59:37Z

5

You can replace the forEach with a reduction. For example:

int i = str.chars()
           .filter( c -> c >= 48 && c <= 57 )
           .reduce( 0, (a, b) -> a * 10 + (b - 48) );

Here, 0 is the initial value and the lambda expression calculates the new value. a is the result of the latest calculation, and b is the next element in the stream. Effectively, rather than using a local variable to track (accumulate) the latest calculation, the accumulator is maintained within the reducer.

answered Oct 21, 2015 at 16:59

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