Method Handles

Method handles are a feature in programming that act like flexible, lightweight references to methods or functions. Think of them as customizable pointers that allow code to invoke methods dynamically at runtime without hard-coded references. They enable developers to write more adaptable and efficient code by providing a standardized way to access, call, and manipulate methods and fields directly. This flexibility is useful for tasks like dynamic method invocation, creating proxies, or building frameworks that need to work with various classes and methods without prior knowledge of their specifics.