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* A collection designed for holding elements prior to processing. |
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* Besides basic {@link Collection} operations, queues provide |
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* Besides basic {@link java.util.Collection Collection} operations, queues provide |
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* additional insertion, extraction, and inspection operations. |
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* <p>Queues typically, but do not necessarily, order elements in a |
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* <p>The {@link #offer(E)} method adds an element if possible, otherwise |
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* returning <tt>false</tt>. This differs from the {@link |
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* Collections#add(Object)} method, which throws an unchecked exception upon |
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* returning <tt>false</tt>. This differs from the {@link java.util.Collection#add Collection.add(E)} |
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* method, which throws an unchecked exception upon |
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* failure. It is designed for use in collections in which failure to |
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* <a href="{@docRoot}/../guide/collections/index.html"> |
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* Java Collections Framework</a>. |
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