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* operations. Each of these methods exists in two forms: one throws |
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* <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Throws exception</em></td> |
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* <td><b>Insert</b></td> |
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* <td>{@link #offer offer(e)}</td> |
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* <td>{@link Queue#add add(e)}</td> |
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* <td>{@link Queue#offer offer(e)}</td> |
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* <td>{@link #poll poll()}</td> |
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* <td>{@link Queue#peek peek()}</td> |
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* {@code offer} method is designed for use when failure is a normal, |
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* Exactly which element is removed from the queue is a |
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* <tt>poll()</tt> methods differ only in their behavior when the |
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* queue is empty: the <tt>remove()</tt> method throws an exception, |
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* implementation to implementation. The {@code remove()} and |
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* {@code poll()} methods differ only in their behavior when the |
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* queue is empty: the {@code remove()} method throws an exception, |
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* while the {@code poll()} method returns {@code null}. |
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* <p>The <tt>Queue</tt> interface does not define the <i>blocking queue |
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* <p>The {@code Queue} interface does not define the <i>blocking queue |
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* methods</i>, which are common in concurrent programming. These methods, |
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* <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not allow insertion |
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* of <tt>null</tt> elements, although some implementations, such as |
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* {@link LinkedList}, do not prohibit insertion of <tt>null</tt>. |
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* Even in the implementations that permit it, <tt>null</tt> should |
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* not be inserted into a <tt>Queue</tt>, as <tt>null</tt> is also |
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* used as a special return value by the <tt>poll</tt> method to |
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* <p>{@code Queue} implementations generally do not allow insertion |
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* of {@code null} elements, although some implementations, such as |
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* {@link LinkedList}, do not prohibit insertion of {@code null}. |
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* Even in the implementations that permit it, {@code null} should |
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* not be inserted into a {@code Queue}, as {@code null} is also |
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* used as a special return value by the {@code poll} method to |
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* indicate that the queue contains no elements. |
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* |
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* <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not define |
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* element-based versions of methods <tt>equals</tt> and |
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* <tt>hashCode</tt> but instead inherit the identity based versions |
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* from class <tt>Object</tt>, because element-based equality is not |
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* <p>{@code Queue} implementations generally do not define |
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* element-based versions of methods {@code equals} and |
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* {@code hashCode} but instead inherit the identity based versions |
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* from class {@code Object}, because element-based equality is not |
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* always well-defined for queues with the same elements but different |
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* ordering properties. |
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* |
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* <p>This interface is a member of the |
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* <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html"> |
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* @see java.util.Collection |
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* @see LinkedList |
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* @see PriorityQueue |
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* @see java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue |
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* @see java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue |
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* @see java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue |
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* @see java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue |
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* @see java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue |
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* @since 1.5 |
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* @author Doug Lea |
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* @param <E> the type of elements held in this collection |
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* Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so |
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* immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning |
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* <tt>true</tt> upon success and throwing an <tt>IllegalStateException</tt> |
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* {@code true} upon success and throwing an {@code IllegalStateException} |
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* if no space is currently available. |
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* |
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* @return <tt>true</tt> (as specified by {@link Collection#add}) |
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* @return {@code true} (as specified by {@link Collection#add}) |
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* @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this |
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* time due to capacity restrictions |
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* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element |
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* by throwing an exception. |
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* @return <tt>true</tt> if the element was added to this queue, else |
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* <tt>false</tt> |
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* @return {@code true} if the element was added to this queue, else |
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* {@code false} |
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* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element |
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* prevents it from being added to this queue |
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* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and |
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* Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, |
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* or returns <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty. |
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* or returns {@code null} if this queue is empty. |
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* @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty |
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* @return the head of this queue, or {@code null} if this queue is empty |
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*/ |
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E poll(); |
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* Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, |
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* or returns <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty. |
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* or returns {@code null} if this queue is empty. |
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* @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty |
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* @return the head of this queue, or {@code null} if this queue is empty |
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