The Stream.distinct() method returns a stream consisting of the distinct elements of this stream. It uses Object.equals() method.
java 8 stream distinct method example
package com.w3schools; import java.util.stream.Stream; public class Test{ public static void main(String[] args) { Stream.of("Jai", "Mahesh", "Vishal", "Naren", "Hemant", "Naren", "Vishal") .distinct() .forEach(System.out::println); } }
Output
Jai Mahesh Vishal Naren Hemant