Java Pass Method as Parameter

Question

I am looking for a way to pass a method by reference. I understand that Java does not pass methods as parameters, however, I would like to get an alternative.

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Answer 1

If you don't need these methods to return something, you could make them return Runnable objects.

private Runnable methodName (final int arg) {
    return (new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
          // do stuff with arg
        }
    });
}

Then use it like:

private void otherMethodName (Runnable arg){
    arg.run();
}