When are braces optional in Java 8 lambda syntax?

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You may omit the braces when the lambda body is a single expression or a void method invocation. Every expression evaluates to a value, and thus cannot be void.

If the body of the lambda is a block of statements (e.g. a series of calculations followed by a return statement), or the lambda has no value (i.e. has a void return type) and is not a single void method invocation, you must use the block form, which requires brackets.

In a block-style lambda, if a value is returned, then all possible code paths must either return a value or throw a Throwable.

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