Intermediate Operation

A lazy stream operation that transforms or filters values and returns another stream.

What is Intermediate Operation in Java?

Intermediate Operation — A lazy stream operation that transforms or filters values and returns another stream.

import java.util.List;

class NameFilter {
    List<String> shortNames(List<String> names) {
        return names.stream()
                .filter(name -> name.length() < 5)
                .map(String::toUpperCase)
                .toList();
    }
}

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Updated September 27, 2026