IntStream boxed() in Java

IntStream boxed() returns a Stream consisting of the elements of this stream, each boxed to an Integer.

Note : IntStream boxed() is a intermediate operation. These operations are always lazy. Intermediate operations are invoked on a Stream instance and after they finish their processing, they give a Stream instance as output.
Syntax :

Stream<Integer> boxed()

Parameters :

1. Stream : A sequence of elements supporting sequential and parallel aggregate operations.
2. Integer : The Integer class wraps a value of the primitive type int in an object. An object of type Integer contains a single field whose type is int.

Return Value : The function returns a Stream boxed to an Integer.

Example 1 :

// Java code for IntStream boxed()
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
import java.util.stream.IntStream;

class GFG {

    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Creating an IntStream
        IntStream stream = IntStream.range(3, 8);

        // Creating a Stream of Integers
        // Using IntStream boxed() to return
        // a Stream consisting of the elements
        // of this stream, each boxed to an Integer.
        Stream<Integer> stream1 = stream.boxed();

        // Displaying the elements
        stream1.forEach(System.out::println);
    }
}

Output :

3
4
5
6
7

Example 2 :

// Java code for IntStream boxed()
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Stream;
import java.util.stream.IntStream;

class GFG {

    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Creating an IntStream
        IntStream stream = IntStream.range(3, 8);

        // Creating a Stream of Integers
        // Using IntStream boxed() to return
        // a Stream consisting of the elements
        // of this stream, each boxed to an Integer.
        Stream<Integer> stream1 = stream.boxed();

        Stream<Object> stream2 = Stream.concat(stream1,
                                    Stream.of("Geeks", "for", "Geeks"));

        // Displaying the elements
        stream2.forEach(System.out::println);
    }
}

Output :

3
4
5
6
7
Geeks
for
Geeks