class Main { interface Function<T, U> { T fun(U t); } interface Sortable<X> { Sortable<X> sort(Comparator<X> c); } static class Inner { String foo() { return ""; } } <T2, U2> Comparator<U2> comparing(Function<T2, U2> mapper) { return null; } void testAssignmentContext(Sortable<Inner> sortable, boolean cond) { Comparator<Inner> comparing0 = comparing(Inner::foo); Comparator<Inner> comparing = comparing((p) -> p.foo()); Sortable<Inner> p1 = sortable.sort(comparing); Sortable<Inner> p2 = sortable.sort(comparing(x->x.foo())); Sortable<Inner> p3 = sortable.sort(cond ? comparing(Inner::foo) : comparing(x -> x.foo())); Sortable<Inner> p4 = sortable.sort((cond ? comparing(Inner::foo) : comparing(x -> x.foo()))); } void testMethodContext(Sortable<Inner> list, boolean cond) { testMethodContext(list.sort(comparing(Inner::foo)), true); testMethodContext(list.sort(comparing(x->x.foo())), true); testMethodContext(list.sort(cond ? comparing(Inner::foo) : comparing(x -> x.foo())), true); testMethodContext(list.sort((cond ? comparing(Inner::foo) : comparing(x -> x.foo()))), true); } interface Comparator<T> { int compare(T o1, T o2); } }