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Java 8 Streams - Stream.empty Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java 8 Streams Java Java API

Interface:

java.util.stream.Stream

Method:

static <T> Stream<T> empty()

Returns an empty sequential Stream.

Examples

An empty stream might be useful to avoid null pointer exceptions while callings methods with stream parameters.

package com.logicbig.example.stream;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class EmptyExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Stream<Object> myStream = Stream.empty();
        someMethod(myStream);
    }

    public static void someMethod(Stream<?> stream) {
        stream.forEach(System.out::println);
    }
}

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