title: Are reverse method references possible in Java 8?
body: <p>I know about <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/methodreferences.html" rel="nofollow">lambda method references</a>. </p>
  
  <p>However, I am wondering whether the reverse might be possible, because I have a method that just proxies its arguments to a lambda:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Function&lt;Arg, Result&gt; lambda = (a) -&gt; new Result(a);
  
  public Result myMethod(Arg arg) {
      return lambda.apply(a);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Haven't found anything on Google, so I guess it's not possible. Which makes sense, because after all, as I understand it, a lambda is just shorthand for a whole interface. A method and an interface are different. But you can make a lambda from a method, so maybe you can make a method from a lambda?</p>