java 8 find in list by property

In Java 8 and later, you can use the findFirst method of the Stream interface to find the first element in a List that matches a given condition.

To find an element in a List by a specific property, you can use the findFirst method in combination with the filter method, which allows you to specify a predicate (a condition) that the elements of the List must satisfy.

Here is an example of how you can use the findFirst and filter methods to find an element in a List by a specific property:

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class MyClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        List<Person> people = Arrays.asList(
            new Person("Alice", 25),
            new Person("Bob", 30),
            new Person("Charlie", 35)
        );

        Person result = people.stream()
            .filter(p -> "Charlie".equals(p.getName()))
            .findFirst()
            .orElse(null);

        System.out.println(result); // Outputs "Person{name='Charlie', age=35}"
    }
}

class Person {
    private String name;
    private int age;

    public Person(String name,int age){
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
    }
    
}