SONAR: Replace with lambda with a method reference with a string parameter

Question

 List<String> list;
 //...add something in the list
String value = "anything";
boolean b = list.stream().anyMatch( element -> value.startsWith(element))

I get the sonar information about Replace with lambda with a method reference. But I have to call method reference on String ???

Answer 1

String value = "anything";
boolean b = list.stream().anyMatch( value::startsWith);

Or you don't even need to declare String value, you can use "anything" directly in the lambda expression:

list.stream().anyMatch( "anything"::startsWith)