The Java Stream limit() method is an intermediate operation. 

The Java Stream limit() method can limit the number of elements in a stream to a number given to the limit() method as a parameter. The limit() method returns a new Stream that will at most contain the given number of elements. 

Java Stream limit() Example

Here is a Java Stream limit() example:

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Stream;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        List<String> stringList = new ArrayList<>();

        stringList.add("one");
        stringList.add("two");
        stringList.add("three");
        stringList.add("one");

        Stream<String> stream = stringList.stream();

        stream.limit(2)
                .forEach( element -> { System.out.println(element); });
    }
}

Output:

one
two

Java Stream Methods/APIs Examples

1. Java Stream filter() Example
2. Java Stream map() Example
3. Java Stream flatMap() Example
4. Java Stream distinct() Example
5. Java Stream limit() Example
6. Java Stream peek() Example
7. Java Stream anyMatch() Example
8. Java Stream allMatch() Example
9. Java Stream noneMatch() Example
10. Java Stream collect() Example
11. Java Stream count() Example
12. Java Stream findAny() Example
13. Java Stream findFirst() Example
14. Java Stream forEach() Example
15. Java Stream min() Example
16. Java Stream max() Example
17. Java Stream reduce() Example
18. Java Stream toArray() Example