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1   /*
2   * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3 < * Expert Group and released to the public domain. Use, modify, and
4 < * redistribute this code in any way without acknowledgement.
3 > * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4 > * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
5   */
6  
7   package java.util;
8  
9   /**
10   * A collection designed for holding elements prior to processing.
11 < * Besides basic {@link java.util.Collection Collection} operations, queues provide
11 > * Besides basic {@link Collection} operations, queues provide
12   * additional insertion, extraction, and inspection operations.
13 + * Each of these methods exists in two forms: one throws an exception
14 + * if the operation fails, the other returns a special value (either
15 + * {@code null} or {@code false}, depending on the operation).  The
16 + * latter form of the insert operation is designed specifically for
17 + * use with capacity-restricted {@code Queue} implementations; in most
18 + * implementations, insert operations cannot fail.
19 + *
20 + * <table BORDER CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=1>
21 + * <caption>Summary of Queue methods</caption>
22 + *  <tr>
23 + *    <td></td>
24 + *    <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Throws exception</em></td>
25 + *    <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Returns special value</em></td>
26 + *  </tr>
27 + *  <tr>
28 + *    <td><b>Insert</b></td>
29 + *    <td>{@link #add(Object) add(e)}</td>
30 + *    <td>{@link #offer(Object) offer(e)}</td>
31 + *  </tr>
32 + *  <tr>
33 + *    <td><b>Remove</b></td>
34 + *    <td>{@link #remove() remove()}</td>
35 + *    <td>{@link #poll() poll()}</td>
36 + *  </tr>
37 + *  <tr>
38 + *    <td><b>Examine</b></td>
39 + *    <td>{@link #element() element()}</td>
40 + *    <td>{@link #peek() peek()}</td>
41 + *  </tr>
42 + * </table>
43   *
44   * <p>Queues typically, but do not necessarily, order elements in a
45   * FIFO (first-in-first-out) manner.  Among the exceptions are
46   * priority queues, which order elements according to a supplied
47   * comparator, or the elements' natural ordering, and LIFO queues (or
48   * stacks) which order the elements LIFO (last-in-first-out).
49 < * Whatever the ordering used, the <em>head</em> of the queue is that element
50 < * which would be removed by a call to {@link #remove() } or {@link #poll()}.
51 < * Every <tt>Queue</tt> implementation must specify its ordering guarantees.
52 < *
53 < * <p>The {@link #offer offer} method adds an element if possible, otherwise
54 < * returning <tt>false</tt>.  This differs from the
55 < * {@link java.util.Collection#add Collection.add}
56 < * method, which throws an unchecked exception upon
57 < * failure. It is designed for use in collections in which failure to
58 < * add is a normal, rather than exceptional occurrence, for example,
59 < * in fixed-capacity (or &quot;bounded&quot;) queues.
49 > * Whatever the ordering used, the <em>head</em> of the queue is that
50 > * element which would be removed by a call to {@link #remove()} or
51 > * {@link #poll()}.  In a FIFO queue, all new elements are inserted at
52 > * the <em>tail</em> of the queue. Other kinds of queues may use
53 > * different placement rules.  Every {@code Queue} implementation
54 > * must specify its ordering properties.
55 > *
56 > * <p>The {@link #offer offer} method inserts an element if possible,
57 > * otherwise returning {@code false}.  This differs from the {@link
58 > * java.util.Collection#add Collection.add} method, which can fail to
59 > * add an element only by throwing an unchecked exception.  The
60 > * {@code offer} method is designed for use when failure is a normal,
61 > * rather than exceptional occurrence, for example, in fixed-capacity
62 > * (or &quot;bounded&quot;) queues.
63   *
64   * <p>The {@link #remove()} and {@link #poll()} methods remove and
65   * return the head of the queue.
66   * Exactly which element is removed from the queue is a
67   * function of the queue's ordering policy, which differs from
68 < * implementation to implementation. The <tt>remove()</tt> and
69 < * <tt>poll()</tt> methods differ only in their behavior when the
70 < * queue is empty: the <tt>remove()</tt> method throws an exception,
71 < * while the <tt>poll()</tt> method returns <tt>null</tt>.
68 > * implementation to implementation. The {@code remove()} and
69 > * {@code poll()} methods differ only in their behavior when the
70 > * queue is empty: the {@code remove()} method throws an exception,
71 > * while the {@code poll()} method returns {@code null}.
72   *
73   * <p>The {@link #element()} and {@link #peek()} methods return, but do
74   * not remove, the head of the queue.
75   *
76 < * <p>The <tt>Queue</tt> interface does not define the <i>blocking queue
76 > * <p>The {@code Queue} interface does not define the <i>blocking queue
77   * methods</i>, which are common in concurrent programming.  These methods,
78   * which wait for elements to appear or for space to become available, are
79   * defined in the {@link java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue} interface, which
80   * extends this interface.
81   *
82 < * <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not allow insertion
83 < * of <tt>null</tt> elements, although some implementations, such as
84 < * {@link LinkedList}, do not prohibit insertion of <tt>null</tt>.
85 < * Even in the implementations that permit it, <tt>null</tt> should
86 < * not be inserted into a <tt>Queue</tt>, as <tt>null</tt> is also
87 < * used as a special return value by the <tt>poll</tt> method to
82 > * <p>{@code Queue} implementations generally do not allow insertion
83 > * of {@code null} elements, although some implementations, such as
84 > * {@link LinkedList}, do not prohibit insertion of {@code null}.
85 > * Even in the implementations that permit it, {@code null} should
86 > * not be inserted into a {@code Queue}, as {@code null} is also
87 > * used as a special return value by the {@code poll} method to
88   * indicate that the queue contains no elements.
89   *
90 + * <p>{@code Queue} implementations generally do not define
91 + * element-based versions of methods {@code equals} and
92 + * {@code hashCode} but instead inherit the identity based versions
93 + * from class {@code Object}, because element-based equality is not
94 + * always well-defined for queues with the same elements but different
95 + * ordering properties.
96 + *
97   * <p>This interface is a member of the
98 < * <a href="{@docRoot}/../guide/collections/index.html">
98 > * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html">
99   * Java Collections Framework</a>.
100   *
61 * @see java.util.Collection
62 * @see LinkedList
63 * @see PriorityQueue
64 * @see java.util.concurrent.LinkedQueue
65 * @see java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue
66 * @see java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue
67 * @see java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue
68 * @see java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue
101   * @since 1.5
102   * @author Doug Lea
103 + * @param <E> the type of elements held in this queue
104   */
105   public interface Queue<E> extends Collection<E> {
73
106      /**
107 <     * Adds the specified element to this queue, if possible.
107 >     * Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so
108 >     * immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
109 >     * {@code true} upon success and throwing an {@code IllegalStateException}
110 >     * if no space is currently available.
111       *
112 <     * @param o the element to add.
113 <     * @return <tt>true</tt> if it was possible to add the element to
114 <     * this queue, else <tt>false</tt>
112 >     * @param e the element to add
113 >     * @return {@code true} (as specified by {@link Collection#add})
114 >     * @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this
115 >     *         time due to capacity restrictions
116 >     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
117 >     *         prevents it from being added to this queue
118 >     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and
119 >     *         this queue does not permit null elements
120 >     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of this element
121 >     *         prevents it from being added to this queue
122       */
123 <    boolean offer(E o);
123 >    boolean add(E e);
124  
125      /**
126 <     * Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, if it is available.
126 >     * Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do
127 >     * so immediately without violating capacity restrictions.
128 >     * When using a capacity-restricted queue, this method is generally
129 >     * preferable to {@link #add}, which can fail to insert an element only
130 >     * by throwing an exception.
131       *
132 <     * @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this
133 <     *         queue is empty.
132 >     * @param e the element to add
133 >     * @return {@code true} if the element was added to this queue, else
134 >     *         {@code false}
135 >     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
136 >     *         prevents it from being added to this queue
137 >     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and
138 >     *         this queue does not permit null elements
139 >     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of this element
140 >     *         prevents it from being added to this queue
141       */
142 <    E poll();
142 >    boolean offer(E e);
143  
144      /**
145 <     * Retrieves and removes the head of this queue.
146 <     * This method differs
147 <     * from the <tt>poll</tt> method in that it throws an exception if this
95 <     * queue is empty.
145 >     * Retrieves and removes the head of this queue.  This method differs
146 >     * from {@link #poll() poll()} only in that it throws an exception if
147 >     * this queue is empty.
148       *
149 <     * @return the head of this queue.
150 <     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty.
149 >     * @return the head of this queue
150 >     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty
151       */
152      E remove();
153  
154      /**
155 <     * Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue.
156 <     * This method differs from the <tt>poll</tt>
105 <     * method only in that this method does not remove the head element from
106 <     * this queue.
155 >     * Retrieves and removes the head of this queue,
156 >     * or returns {@code null} if this queue is empty.
157       *
158 <     * @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty.
158 >     * @return the head of this queue, or {@code null} if this queue is empty
159       */
160 <    E peek();
160 >    E poll();
161  
162      /**
163       * Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue.  This method
164 <     * differs from the <tt>peek</tt> method only in that it throws an
165 <     * exception if this queue is empty.
164 >     * differs from {@link #peek peek} only in that it throws an exception
165 >     * if this queue is empty.
166       *
167 <     * @return the head of this queue.
168 <     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty.
167 >     * @return the head of this queue
168 >     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty
169       */
170      E element();
121 }
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171  
172 +    /**
173 +     * Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue,
174 +     * or returns {@code null} if this queue is empty.
175 +     *
176 +     * @return the head of this queue, or {@code null} if this queue is empty
177 +     */
178 +    E peek();
179 + }

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