FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
ava version "1.8.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-b129)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b69, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux lyre 3.11.0-17-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 3 21:52:43 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Creation of array of generic Function failed at execution (ok at compilation) . I'm not sure that's a bug, but I don't undersatand why it doesn't work with lambda. Note : using a Vector of generic Function works fine

Thanks


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
just compile and execute the code


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: [Ljava.lang.Object; cannot be cast to [Ljava.util.function.Function;


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.function.*;
class Test {
    public static void main(String [] args) {

Function<Integer,Integer> f = (x) -> {
Function<Integer,Integer> [] tf = (Function<Integer,Integer>[]) new Object[1];
tf[0] = (z) -> z+1;
return tf[0].apply(x);
};
System.out.println(f.apply(4));
    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
import java.util.function.*;
import java.util.*;

class Test {

    public static void main(String [] args) {
Function<Integer,Integer> f = (x) -> {
Vector<Function<Integer,Integer>> tf = new Vector<Function<Integer,Integer>>();
tf.add((z) -> z+1);
return tf.get(0).apply(x);
};
System.out.println(f.apply(4));
    }
}


SUPPORT :
YES