Project Lambda is about adding closures to the Java language. Method handles are part of the Da Vinci Machine Project (http://wikis.sun.com/display/mlvm/Home ht

Project Lambda is about adding closures to the Java language. Method handles are part of the Da Vinci Machine Project (http://wikis.sun.com/display/mlvm/Home http://wikis.sun.com/display/mlvm/Home) which is at least partially supported in JDK 7.