diff --git a/runtime/syntax/java.vim b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
index e5491b2..e113a90 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/java.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	Java
 " Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
 " URL:		http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/java.vim
-" Last Change:	2012 Oct 05
+" Last Change:	2015 March 01
 
 " Please check :help java.vim for comments on some of the options available.
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 " some characters that cannot be in a java program (outside a string)
 syn match javaError "[\\@`]"
-syn match javaError "<<<\|\.\.\|=>\|||=\|&&=\|[^-]->\|\*\/"
+syn match javaError "<<<\|\.\.\|=>\|||=\|&&=\|\*\/"
 
 syn match javaOK "\.\.\."
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 syn keyword javaClassDecl	enum
 syn match   javaClassDecl	"^class\>"
 syn match   javaClassDecl	"[^.]\s*\<class\>"ms=s+1
-syn match   javaAnnotation	"@\([_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9]*\.\)*[_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9]*\>"
+syn match   javaAnnotation	"@\([_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9]*\.\)*[_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9]*\>\(([^)]*)\)\=" contains=javaString
 syn match   javaClassDecl	"@interface\>"
 syn keyword javaBranch		break continue nextgroup=javaUserLabelRef skipwhite
 syn match   javaUserLabelRef	"\k\+" contained
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
   endif
 endif
 
-syn region  javaLabelRegion	transparent matchgroup=javaLabel start="\<case\>" matchgroup=NONE end=":" contains=javaNumber,javaCharacter
+syn region  javaLabelRegion	transparent matchgroup=javaLabel start="\<case\>" matchgroup=NONE end=":" contains=javaNumber,javaCharacter,javaString
 syn match   javaUserLabel	"^\s*[_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9_]*\s*:"he=e-1 contains=javaLabel
 syn keyword javaLabel		default
 
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@
 syn match   javaCharacter	 "'[^']*'" contains=javaSpecialChar,javaSpecialCharError
 syn match   javaCharacter	 "'\\''" contains=javaSpecialChar
 syn match   javaCharacter	 "'[^\\]'"
-syn match   javaNumber		 "\<\(0[0-7]*\|0[xX]\x\+\|\d\+\)[lL]\=\>"
-syn match   javaNumber		 "\(\<\d\+\.\d*\|\.\d\+\)\([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fFdD]\="
-syn match   javaNumber		 "\<\d\+[eE][-+]\=\d\+[fFdD]\=\>"
-syn match   javaNumber		 "\<\d\+\([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fFdD]\>"
+syn match   javaNumber		 "\<\(0[bB][0-1]\+\|0[0-7]*\|0[xX]\x\+\|\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\)[lL]\=\>"
+syn match   javaNumber		 "\(\<\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\.\(\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\)\=\|\.\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\)\([eE][-+]\=\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\)\=[fFdD]\="
+syn match   javaNumber		 "\<\d\(\d\|_\d\)*[eE][-+]\=\d\(\d\|_\d\)*[fFdD]\=\>"
+syn match   javaNumber		 "\<\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\([eE][-+]\=\d\(\d\|_\d\)*\)\=[fFdD]\>"
 
 " unicode characters
 syn match   javaSpecial "\\u\d\{4\}"
@@ -200,19 +200,21 @@
 
 if exists("java_highlight_functions")
   if java_highlight_functions == "indent"
-    syn match  javaFuncDef "^\(\t\| \{8\}\)[_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]]*([^-+*/()]*)" contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses
-    syn region javaFuncDef start=+^\(\t\| \{8\}\)[$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]]*([^-+*/()]*,\s*+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses
-    syn match  javaFuncDef "^  [$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]]*([^-+*/()]*)" contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses
-    syn region javaFuncDef start=+^  [$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]]*([^-+*/()]*,\s*+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses
+    syn match  javaFuncDef "^\(\t\| \{8\}\)[_$a-zA-Z][_$a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]<>]*([^-+*/]*)" contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses,javaAnnotation
+    syn region javaFuncDef start=+^\(\t\| \{8\}\)[$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]<>]*([^-+*/]*,\s*+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses,javaAnnotation
+    syn match  javaFuncDef "^  [$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]<>]*([^-+*/]*)" contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses,javaAnnotation
+    syn region javaFuncDef start=+^  [$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]<>]*([^-+*/]*,\s*+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,@javaClasses,javaAnnotation
   else
     " This line catches method declarations at any indentation>0, but it assumes
     " two things:
     "	1. class names are always capitalized (ie: Button)
     "	2. method names are never capitalized (except constructors, of course)
-    syn region javaFuncDef start=+^\s\+\(\(public\|protected\|private\|static\|abstract\|final\|native\|synchronized\)\s\+\)*\(\(void\|boolean\|char\|byte\|short\|int\|long\|float\|double\|\([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\.\)*[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\)\(<[^>]*>\)\=\(\[\]\)*\s\+[a-z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\|[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\)\s*([^0-9]+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,javaComment,javaLineComment,@javaClasses
+    "syn region javaFuncDef start=+^\s\+\(\(public\|protected\|private\|static\|abstract\|final\|native\|synchronized\)\s\+\)*\(\(void\|boolean\|char\|byte\|short\|int\|long\|float\|double\|\([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\.\)*[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\)\(<[^>]*>\)\=\(\[\]\)*\s\+[a-z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\|[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\)\s*([^0-9]+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,javaComment,javaLineComment,@javaClasses
+    syn region javaFuncDef start=+^\s\+\(\(public\|protected\|private\|static\|abstract\|final\|native\|synchronized\)\s\+\)*\(<.*>\s\+\)\?\(\(void\|boolean\|char\|byte\|short\|int\|long\|float\|double\|\([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\.\)*[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\)\(<[^(){}]*>\)\=\(\[\]\)*\s\+[a-z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\|[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_$]*\)\s*(+ end=+)+ contains=javaScopeDecl,javaType,javaStorageClass,javaComment,javaLineComment,@javaClasses,javaAnnotation
   endif
+  syn match javaLambdaDef "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*\s*->"
   syn match  javaBraces  "[{}]"
-  syn cluster javaTop add=javaFuncDef,javaBraces
+  syn cluster javaTop add=javaFuncDef,javaBraces,javaLambdaDef
 endif
 
 if exists("java_highlight_debug")
@@ -266,18 +268,23 @@
 endif
 
 " catch errors caused by wrong parenthesis
-syn region  javaParenT	transparent matchgroup=javaParen  start="("  end=")" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT1
+syn region  javaParenT	transparent matchgroup=javaParen  start="(" end=")" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT1
 syn region  javaParenT1 transparent matchgroup=javaParen1 start="(" end=")" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT2 contained
 syn region  javaParenT2 transparent matchgroup=javaParen2 start="(" end=")" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT  contained
 syn match   javaParenError	 ")"
 " catch errors caused by wrong square parenthesis
-syn region  javaParenT	transparent matchgroup=javaParen  start="\["  end="\]" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT1
+syn region  javaParenT	transparent matchgroup=javaParen  start="\[" end="\]" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT1
 syn region  javaParenT1 transparent matchgroup=javaParen1 start="\[" end="\]" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT2 contained
 syn region  javaParenT2 transparent matchgroup=javaParen2 start="\[" end="\]" contains=@javaTop,javaParenT  contained
 syn match   javaParenError	 "\]"
 
 JavaHiLink javaParenError	javaError
 
+if exists("java_highlight_functions")
+   syn match javaLambdaDef "([a-zA-Z0-9_<>\[\], \t]*)\s*->"
+   " needs to be defined after the parenthesis error catcher to work
+endif
+
 if !exists("java_minlines")
   let java_minlines = 10
 endif
@@ -288,6 +295,7 @@
   if version < 508
     let did_java_syn_inits = 1
   endif
+  JavaHiLink javaLambdaDef		Function
   JavaHiLink javaFuncDef		Function
   JavaHiLink javaVarArg			Function
   JavaHiLink javaBraces			Function