Reactive Streams · interview question
How does the 'flatMap' method in Project Reactor differ from 'map' in terms of handling asynchronous operations?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
D. 'flatMap' can handle asynchronous results, while 'map' cannot.
Why
'flatMap' is used for asynchronous operations because it can handle and merge the results of another Publisher, whereas 'map' is used for synchronous transformations of individual elements.
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