In Java 8, we can use Stream.iterate to create stream values on demand, so called infinite stream.

1. Stream.iterate

1.1 Stream of 0 – 9

	//Stream.iterate(initial value, next value)
	Stream.iterate(0, n -> n + 1)
                .limit(10)
                .forEach(x -> System.out.println(x));

Output

1.2 Stream of odd numbers only.

	Stream.iterate(0, n -> n + 1)
			.filter(x -> x % 2 != 0) //odd
			.limit(10)
			.forEach(x -> System.out.println(x));

Output

11
13
15
17
19

1.3 A classic Fibonacci example.

	Stream.iterate(new int[]{0, 1}, n -> new int[]{n[1], n[0] + n[1]})
		.limit(20)
		.map(n -> n[0])
		.forEach(x -> System.out.println(x));

Output

13
21
34
55
89
144
233
377
610
987
1597
2584
4181

1.4 Sum all the Fibonacci values.

	int sum = Stream.iterate(new int[]{0, 1}, n -> new int[]{n[1], n[0] + n[1]})
                .limit(10)
                .map(n -> n[0]) // Stream<Integer>
                .mapToInt(n -> n)
                .sum();
        System.out.println("Fibonacci 10 sum : " + sum);

Output

Fibonacci 10 sum : 88

2. Java 9

The stream.iterate was enhanced in Java 9. It supports a predicate (condition) as second argument, and the stream.iterate will stop if the predicate is false.

2.1 Stop the stream iteration if n >= 20

	Stream.iterate(1, n -> n < 20 , n -> n * 2)
           .forEach(x -> System.out.println(x));

Output

16

References

1. Oracle doc – Java Stream Iterate