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7   package java.util;
8  
9   /**
10 < * A Collection designed for holding elements prior to processing.
10 > * A collection designed for holding elements prior to processing.
11   * Besides basic {@link Collection} operations, queues provide
12   * additional insertion, extraction, and inspection operations.
13   *
14   * <p>Queues typically, but do not necessarily, order elements in a
15 < * FIFO (first-in-first-out) manner.  Among the exceptions are priority
16 < * queues, which order elements according to a supplied comparators, or
17 < * the elements natural ordering.  Every Queue implementation must specify
18 < * its ordering guarantees.
15 > * FIFO (first-in-first-out) manner.  Among the exceptions are
16 > * priority queues, which order elements according to a supplied
17 > * comparator, or the elements' natural ordering, and LIFO queues (or
18 > * stacks) which order the elements LIFO (last-in-first-out).
19 > * Whatever the ordering used, the <em>head</em> of the queue is that element
20 > * which would be removed by a call to {@link #remove() } or {@link #poll()}.
21 > * Every <tt>Queue</tt> implementation must specify its ordering guarantees.
22   *
23   * <p>The {@link #offer(E)} method adds an element if possible, otherwise
24   * returning <tt>false</tt>.  This differs from the {@link
25   * Collections#add(Object)} method, which throws an unchecked exception upon
26   * failure. It is designed for use in collections in which failure to
27   * add is a normal, rather than exceptional occurrence, for example,
28 < * in fixed-capacity (or &ldquo;bounded&rdquo;) queues.
29 <
30 < *
31 < * <p>The {@link #remove()} and {@link #poll()} methods remove and return an
32 < * element in accord with the implementation's ordering policy.
33 < * Exactly which element is removed from the queue is a function
34 < * of the queue's ordering policy, which differs from implementation
35 < * to implementation.  Possible orderings include (but are not limited
36 < * to) first-in-first-out (FIFO), element priority, and arbitrary.
37 < * The <tt>remove()</tt> and <tt>poll()</tt> methods differ only in their
38 < * behavior when the queue is empty: the <tt>remove()</tt> method throws an
39 < * exception, while the <tt>poll()</tt> method returns <tt>null</tt>.
40 < *
38 < * <p>The {@link #element()} and {@link #peek()} methods return but do
39 < * not delete the element that would be obtained by a call to
40 < * the <tt>remove</tt> and <tt>poll</tt> methods respectively.
28 > * in fixed-capacity (or &quot;bounded&quot;) queues.
29 > *
30 > * <p>The {@link #remove()} and {@link #poll()} methods remove and
31 > * return the head of the queue.
32 > * Exactly which element is removed from the queue is a
33 > * function of the queue's ordering policy, which differs from
34 > * implementation to implementation. The <tt>remove()</tt> and
35 > * <tt>poll()</tt> methods differ only in their behavior when the
36 > * queue is empty: the <tt>remove()</tt> method throws an exception,
37 > * while the <tt>poll()</tt> method returns <tt>null</tt>.
38 > *
39 > * <p>The {@link #element()} and {@link #peek()} methods return, but do
40 > * not remove, the head of the queue.
41   *
42   * <p>The <tt>Queue</tt> interface does not define the <i>blocking queue
43   * methods</i>, which are common in concurrent programming.  These methods,
# Line 45 | Line 45 | package java.util;
45   * defined in the {@link java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue} interface, which
46   * extends this interface.
47   *
48 < * <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not allow insertion of
49 < * <tt>null</tt> elements.  Even in the few implementations that permit it,
50 < * it is a bad idea, as <tt>null</tt> is also used as a special return value
51 < * by the <tt>poll</tt> method to indicate that the queue contains no
52 < * elements.
48 > * <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not allow insertion
49 > * of <tt>null</tt> elements, although some implementations, such as
50 > * {@link LinkedList}, do not prohibit insertion of <tt>null</tt>.
51 > * Even in the implementations that permit it, <tt>null</tt> should
52 > * not be inserted into a <tt>Queue</tt>, as <tt>null</tt> is also
53 > * used as a special return value by the <tt>poll</tt> method to
54 > * indicate that the queue contains no elements.
55   *
56   * <p>This interface is a member of the
57   * <a href="{@docRoot}/../guide/collections/index.html">
# Line 58 | Line 60 | package java.util;
60   * @see Collection
61   * @see LinkedList
62   * @see PriorityQueue
63 < * @see LinkedQueue
63 > * @see java.util.concurrent.LinkedQueue
64   * @see java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue
65   * @see java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue
66   * @see java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue
67   * @see java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue
68 + * @since 1.5
69 + * @author Doug Lea
70   */
71   public interface Queue<E> extends Collection<E> {
72 +
73      /**
74       * Add the specified element to this queue, if possible.
75       *
76 <     * @param element the element to add.
77 <     * @return true if it was possible to add the element to the queue.
76 >     * @param o the element to add.
77 >     * @return <tt>true</tt> if it was possible to add the element to
78 >     * this queue, else <tt>false</tt>
79       */
80 <    public boolean offer(E element);
80 >    boolean offer(E o);
81  
82      /**
83 <     * Remove and return an element from the queue if one is available.
83 >     * Retrieve and remove the head of this queue, if it is available.
84       *
85 <     * @return an element previously on the queue, or <tt>null</tt> if the
86 <     *         queue is empty.
85 >     * @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this
86 >     *         queue is empty.
87       */
88 <    public E poll();
88 >    E poll();
89  
90      /**
91 <     * Remove and return an element from the queue.  This method differs
92 <     * from the <tt>poll</tt> method in that it throws an exception if the
93 <     * queue is empty.
91 >     * Retrieve and remove the head of this queue.
92 >     * This method differs
93 >     * from the <tt>poll</tt> method in that it throws an exception if this
94 >     * queue is empty.
95       *
96 <     * @return an element previously on the queue.
97 <     * @throws NoSuchElementException if the queue is empty.
96 >     * @return the head of this queue.
97 >     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty.
98       */
99 <    public E remove() throws NoSuchElementException;
99 >    E remove();
100  
101      /**
102 <     * Return, but do not remove, an element from the queue, or <tt>null</tt>
103 <     * if the queue is empty.  This method returns the same object reference
104 <     * that would be returned by by the <tt>poll</tt> method.  The two methods
105 <     * differ in that this method does not remove the element from the queue.
102 >     * Retrieve, but do not remove, the head of this queue.
103 >     * This method differs from the <tt>poll</tt>
104 >     * method only in that this method does not remove the head element from
105 >     * this queue.
106       *
107 <     * @return an element on the queue, or <tt>null</tt> if the queue is empty.
107 >     * @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty.
108       */
109 <    public E peek();
109 >    E peek();
110  
111      /**
112 <     * Return, but do not remove, an element from the queue.  This method
113 <     * differs from the <tt>peek</tt> method in that it throws an exception if
114 <     * the queue is empty.
112 >     * Retrieve, but do not remove, the head of this queue.  This method
113 >     * differs from the <tt>peek</tt> method only in that it throws an
114 >     * exception if this queue is empty.
115       *
116 <     * @return an element on the queue.
117 <     * @throws NoSuchElementException if the queue is empty.
116 >     * @return the head of this queue.
117 >     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty.
118       */
119 <    public E element() throws NoSuchElementException;
119 >    E element();
120   }
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