Java Stream How to - For each element in a stream call its member method

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We would like to know how to for each element in a stream call its member method.

Answer

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.chrono.IsoChronology;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
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public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      List<Person> roster = createRoster();
      roster.stream()
            .forEach(p -> p.printPerson());

    }

    public static List<Person> createRoster() {
        
        List<Person> roster = new ArrayList<>();
        roster.add(
            new Person(
            "Fred",
            IsoChronology.INSTANCE.date(1980, 6, 20),
            Person.Sex.MALE,
            "fred@example.com"));
        roster.add(
            new Person(
            "Jane",
            IsoChronology.INSTANCE.date(1990, 7, 15),
            Person.Sex.FEMALE, "jane@example.com"));
        roster.add(
            new Person(
            "George",
            IsoChronology.INSTANCE.date(1991, 8, 13),
            Person.Sex.MALE, "george@example.com"));
        roster.add(
            new Person(
            "Bob",
            IsoChronology.INSTANCE.date(2000, 9, 12),
            Person.Sex.MALE, "bob@example.com"));
        
        return roster;
    }
}

class Person {
  
  public enum Sex {
      MALE, FEMALE
  }

  String name; 
  LocalDate birthday;
  Sex gender;
  String emailAddress;

  Person(String nameArg, LocalDate birthdayArg,
      Sex genderArg, String emailArg) {
      name = nameArg;
      birthday = birthdayArg;
      gender = genderArg;
      emailAddress = emailArg;
  }  

  public int getAge() {
      return birthday
          .until(IsoChronology.INSTANCE.dateNow())
          .getYears();
  }

  public void printPerson() {
    System.out.println(name + ", " + this.getAge());
  }
  
  public Sex getGender() {
      return gender;
  }
  
  public String getName() {
      return name;
  }
  
  public String getEmailAddress() {
      return emailAddress;
  }
  
  public LocalDate getBirthday() {
      return birthday;
  }
  
  public static int compareByAge(Person a, Person b) {
      return a.birthday.compareTo(b.birthday);
  }

  
}

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The code above generates the following result.

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