Return Lambda from Method in Java 8?

Question

I have just begun to use Java 8 and I am wondering if there is a way to write a method that returns a Function?

Right now I have method like below:

Answer 1

I would like to point out that it might be more appropriate to use the built-in IntFunction in this case:

IntFunction getMyFunction() {
    return it -> "Hello, world: " + it;
}

IntFunction is a part of the standard API for functional interfaces which defines a range of good to have interfaces, mostly related to Java primitives.