title: What is the cloest thing to a function pointer in java?
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    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/122407/whats-the-nearest-substitute-for-a-function-pointer-in-java">What&#39;s the nearest substitute for a function pointer in Java?</a>  </p>
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  <p>I just have a situation where it would be nice to have the functionality of something similar to function pointers like you might use in c or c++. The best thing I can think of is combining Runnables and launch them in a different thread. Suggestions?</p>