[Java8] the compiled bytecode of lambda

What's byecode of lambda be generated in Java is interesting for me. From below simple code, we can execute javap to get the compiled asm code which will be performed by JVM.

{
   private Function<String, Integer> f = s -> Integer.parseInt(s);
   public String test()
   {
      Function<String, String> c = (a) -> a.toUpperCase();
      Supplier<Date> s = () -> new Date();
      return c.apply("java") + s.get() + f.apply("99");
   }
}

javap -c -p LambdaBytecode.class

public class org.javasafari.lambda.LambdaBytecode {
  private java.util.function.Function<java.lang.String, java.lang.Integer> f;

  public org.javasafari.lambda.LambdaBytecode();
    Code:
       0: aload_0
       1: invokespecial #1                  // Method java/lang/Object."<init>":()V
       4: aload_0
       5: invokedynamic #2,  0              // InvokeDynamic #0:apply:()Ljava/util/function/Function;
      10: putfield      #3                  // Field f:Ljava/util/function/Function;
      13: return

  public java.lang.String test();
    Code:
       0: invokedynamic #4,  0              // InvokeDynamic #1:apply:()Ljava/util/function/Function;
       5: astore_1
       6: invokedynamic #5,  0              // InvokeDynamic #2:get:()Ljava/util/function/Supplier;
      11: astore_2
      12: new           #6                  // class java/lang/StringBuilder
      15: dup
      16: invokespecial #7                  // Method java/lang/StringBuilder."<init>":()V
      19: aload_1
      20: ldc           #8                  // String java
      22: invokeinterface #9,  2            // InterfaceMethod java/util/function/Function.apply:(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
      27: checkcast     #10                 // class java/lang/String
      30: invokevirtual #11                 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
      33: aload_2
      34: invokeinterface #12,  1           // InterfaceMethod java/util/function/Supplier.get:()Ljava/lang/Object;
      39: invokevirtual #13                 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
      42: aload_0
      43: getfield      #3                  // Field f:Ljava/util/function/Function;
      46: ldc           #14                 // String 99
      48: invokeinterface #9,  2            // InterfaceMethod java/util/function/Function.apply:(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
      53: invokevirtual #13                 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.append:(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
      56: invokevirtual #15                 // Method java/lang/StringBuilder.toString:()Ljava/lang/String;
      59: areturn

  private static java.util.Date lambda$test$2();
    Code:
       0: new           #16                 // class java/util/Date
       3: dup
       4: invokespecial #17                 // Method java/util/Date."<init>":()V
       7: areturn

  private static java.lang.String lambda$test$1(java.lang.String);
    Code:
       0: aload_0
       1: invokevirtual #18                 // Method java/lang/String.toUpperCase:()Ljava/lang/String;
       4: areturn

  private static java.lang.Integer lambda$new$0(java.lang.String);
    Code:
       0: aload_0
       1: invokestatic  #19                 // Method java/lang/Integer.parseInt:(Ljava/lang/String;)I
       4: invokestatic  #20                 // Method java/lang/Integer.valueOf:(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;
       7: areturn
}

Lambdas and invokedynamic

The translation of a lambda expression to be bytecode will be performed in below steps.

• Generate an invokedynamic call site (lambda factory), which when invoked returns an instance of the Functional Interface defined.
• Create a static method which included the lambda expression will be invoked through the invokedynamic instruction.

If you want to know how invokedynamic works, "Using Invoke Dynamic to Teach the JVM a New Language" is good for us.