// Accumulate names into a List List<String> list = people.stream().map(Person::getName).collect(Collectors.toList()); // Accumulate names into a TreeSet Set<String> set = people.stream().map(Person::getName).collect(Collectors.toCollection(TreeSet::new)); // Convert elements to strings and concatenate them, separated by commas String joined = things.stream() .map(Object::toString) .collect(Collectors.joining(", ")); // Compute sum of salaries of employee int total = employees.stream() .collect(Collectors.summingInt(Employee::getSalary))); // Group employees by department Map<Department, List<Employee>> byDept = employees.stream() .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(Employee::getDepartment)); // Compute sum of salaries by department Map<Department, Integer> totalByDept = employees.stream() .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(Employee::getDepartment, Collectors.summingInt(Employee::getSalary))); // Partition students into passing and failing Map<Boolean, List<Student>> passingFailing = students.stream() .collect(Collectors.partitioningBy(s -> s.getGrade() >= PASS_THRESHOLD));