🚀 Coming Soon — New Java 1Z0–830 Practice Course on Udemy

and a free 1Z0–830 Exam question for practice.

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After the overwhelming support and positive feedback on my current on Udemy, I’m excited to share some great news — I’m working on a brand new Java 1Z0–830 course with even more practice questions, updated scenarios, and exam-level challenges to help you master the certification with confidence.

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• Brand new questions tailored to the latest 1Z0–830 exam structure
• Detailed explanations for deeper understanding
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Just to give you a glimpse of what I am working, here is the latest question:

Question

You are given the following code snippet:

String[] letters = {"x", "y", "z", "w", "v", "u"};
String output = "Sequence:";
for (String ch : letters) {
    output += "-" + ch;
}

Which of the following code fragments produces the same result as the above loop using Java Streams?

A.

String output = Arrays.stream(letters)
    .reduce("Sequence:", (s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2);

B.

String output = "Sequence:";
output += Arrays.stream(letters).parallel()
    .reduce((s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2).get();

C.

String output = Arrays.stream(letters).parallel()
    .reduce("Sequence:", (s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2);

D.

String output = "Sequence:";
output += Arrays.stream(letters).parallel()
    .reduce("", (s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2);

I will give you 30 seconds to solve this question and then you can see the explanation below:

Explanation

When you run the original program and print the output, it should print something like this

"Sequence:-x-y-z-w-v-u"

We want to reproduce this result using Java Streams.

Option A:

String output = Arrays.stream(letters) 
                      .reduce("Sequence:", (s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2);

✅ Correct Answer

• Uses sequential stream (Arrays.stream)
• Starts with "Sequence:" as the identity value
• Appends each element with a -
• Matches the behavior of the loop exactly
• Preserves order ✅
• No parallel processing ✅

Option B:

String output = "Sequence:"; 
output += Arrays.stream(letters).parallel() 
                .reduce((s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2).get();

❌ Incorrect

• Uses parallel stream, which does not guarantee order.
• Reduces without an identity, so result is unpredictable in order.
• May produce: "x-y-z-w-v-u" or "v-u-x-w-z-y" etc.
• Concatenation to "Sequence:" is fine, but ordering is unreliable.

Option C:

String output = Arrays.stream(letters).parallel() 
                      .reduce("Sequence:", (s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2);

❌ Incorrect

• Again, parallel stream introduces non-deterministic order.
• Though the identity and reduction logic are correct, order is not guaranteed.
• For reproducibility, this is not a safe replacement for a sequential loop.

Option D:

String output = "Sequence:"; 
output += Arrays.stream(letters).parallel()
                .reduce("", (s1, s2) -> s1 + "-" + s2);

❌ Incorrect

• Uses parallel stream ➜ order is not guaranteed
• Starts with "" instead of "Sequence:"
• Appends to output later, so logic is split and misleading
• If stream output is out of order, the final result will not match

✅ Final Answer: Option A

Why?

• It uses a sequential stream
• Maintains order
• Starts from the same identity value
• Concatenates elements in the same format

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All the best for your Java certification.

Best regards,
Javin
Java Trainer & Author

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