// "Collapse loop with stream 'collect()'" "true-preview" import java.util.List; import java.util.stream.Collectors; import java.util.stream.IntStream; public class Test { static String test(List list) { int BUFLENGTH = 42; String sb = IntStream.range(0, BUFLENGTH >> 1).mapToObj(i -> true ? "a" : "b").collect(Collectors.joining()); } }