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How do map() and flatMap() differ in handling streams?
Track: Java
Topic: Project Reactor
Focus: Functional Pipelines (flatMap)
Java: Functional Pipelines (flatMap)
Answer
map() is synchronous, flatMap() is asynchronous.
The map() method synchronously transforms data, used for light computations. flatMap() handles asynchronous transformations, ideal for complex tasks like API calls. For instance, map() can double numbers, while flatMap() can fetch details for each number from a service.
The map() method synchronously transforms data, used for light computations. flatMap() handles asynchronous transformations, ideal for complex tasks like API calls. For instance, map() can double numbers, while flatMap() can fetch details for each number from a service.
Topics: Functional Pipelines (flatMap) Java Project Reactor