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7   package java.util;
8  
9   /**
10 < * A Collection designed for holding elements prior to processing.
11 < * Besides basic {@link Collection} operations, queues provide
10 > * A collection designed for holding elements prior to processing.
11 > * Besides basic {@link java.util.Collection 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.
19 < *
20 < * <p>The {@link #offer(E)} method adds an element if possible, otherwise
21 < * returning <tt>false</tt>.  This differs from the {@link
22 < * Collections#add(Object)} method, which throws an unchecked exception upon
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 offer} method adds an element if possible, otherwise
24 > * returning <tt>false</tt>.  This differs from the
25 > * {@link java.util.Collection#add Collection.add}
26 > * method, which throws an unchecked exception upon
27   * failure. It is designed for use in collections in which failure to
28   * add is a normal, rather than exceptional occurrence, for example,
29 < * in fixed-capacity (or &ldquo;bounded&rdquo;) queues.
30 < *
31 < * <p>The {@link #remove()} and {@link #poll()} methods remove and return an
32 < * element in accord with the implementation's ordering policy. For example,
33 < * in FIFO queues, they remove and return the oldest element in the queue.
34 < * The <tt>remove()</tt> and <tt>poll()</tt> methods differ only in their
35 < * behavior when the queue is empty: the <tt>remove()</tt> method throws an
36 < * exception, while the <tt>poll()</tt> method returns <tt>null</tt>.
37 < *
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.
29 > * in fixed-capacity (or &quot;bounded&quot;) queues.
30 > *
31 > * <p>The {@link #remove()} and {@link #poll()} methods remove and
32 > * return the head of the queue.
33 > * Exactly which element is removed from the queue is a
34 > * function of the queue's ordering policy, which differs from
35 > * implementation to implementation. The <tt>remove()</tt> and
36 > * <tt>poll()</tt> methods differ only in their behavior when the
37 > * queue is empty: the <tt>remove()</tt> method throws an exception,
38 > * while the <tt>poll()</tt> method returns <tt>null</tt>.
39 > *
40 > * <p>The {@link #element()} and {@link #peek()} methods return, but do
41 > * not remove, the head of the queue.
42   *
43   * <p>The <tt>Queue</tt> interface does not define the <i>blocking queue
44   * methods</i>, which are common in concurrent programming.  These methods,
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46   * defined in the {@link java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue} interface, which
47   * extends this interface.
48   *
49 < * <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not allow insertion of
50 < * <tt>null</tt> elements.  Even in the few implementations that permit it,
51 < * it is a bad idea, as <tt>null</tt> is also used as a special return value
52 < * by the <tt>poll</tt> method to indicate that the queue contains no
53 < * elements.
49 > * <p><tt>Queue</tt> implementations generally do not allow insertion
50 > * of <tt>null</tt> elements, although some implementations, such as
51 > * {@link LinkedList}, do not prohibit insertion of <tt>null</tt>.
52 > * Even in the implementations that permit it, <tt>null</tt> should
53 > * not be inserted into a <tt>Queue</tt>, as <tt>null</tt> is also
54 > * used as a special return value by the <tt>poll</tt> method to
55 > * indicate that the queue contains no elements.
56   *
57   * <p>This interface is a member of the
58   * <a href="{@docRoot}/../guide/collections/index.html">
59   * Java Collections Framework</a>.
60   *
61 < * @see Collection
61 > * @see java.util.Collection
62   * @see LinkedList
63   * @see PriorityQueue
64 < * @see LinkedQueue
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
69 + * @since 1.5
70 + * @author Doug Lea
71   */
72   public interface Queue<E> extends Collection<E> {
73 +
74      /**
75       * Add the specified element to this queue, if possible.
76       *
77 <     * @param element the element to add.
78 <     * @return true if it was possible to add the element to the queue.
77 >     * @param o the element to add.
78 >     * @return <tt>true</tt> if it was possible to add the element to
79 >     * this queue, else <tt>false</tt>
80       */
81 <    public boolean offer(E element);
81 >    boolean offer(E o);
82  
83      /**
84 <     * Remove and return an element from the queue if one is available.
74 <     * Exactly which element is removed from the queue is a function
75 <     * of the queue's ordering policy, which differs from implementation
76 <     * to implementation.  Possible orderings include (but are not limited
77 <     * to) first-in-first-out (FIFO), element priority, and arbitrary.
84 >     * Retrieve and remove the head of this queue, if it is available.
85       *
86 <     * @return an element previously on the queue, or <tt>null</tt> if the
87 <     *         queue is empty.
86 >     * @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this
87 >     *         queue is empty.
88       */
89 <    public E poll();
89 >    E poll();
90  
91      /**
92 <     * Remove and return an element from the queue.  This method differs
93 <     * from the <tt>poll</tt> method in that it throws an exception if the
94 <     * queue is empty.
92 >     * Retrieve and remove the head of this queue.
93 >     * This method differs
94 >     * from the <tt>poll</tt> method in that it throws an exception if this
95 >     * queue is empty.
96       *
97 <     * @return an element previously on the queue.
98 <     * @throws NoSuchElementException if the queue is empty.
97 >     * @return the head of this queue.
98 >     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty.
99       */
100 <    public E remove() throws NoSuchElementException;
100 >    E remove();
101  
102      /**
103 <     * Return, but do not remove, an element from the queue, or <tt>null</tt>
104 <     * if the queue is empty.  This method returns the same object reference
105 <     * that would be returned by by the <tt>poll</tt> method.  The two methods
106 <     * differ in that this method does not remove the element from the queue.
103 >     * Retrieve, but do not remove, the head of this queue.
104 >     * 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.
107       *
108 <     * @return an element on the queue, or <tt>null</tt> if the queue is empty.
108 >     * @return the head of this queue, or <tt>null</tt> if this queue is empty.
109       */
110 <    public E peek();
110 >    E peek();
111  
112      /**
113 <     * Return, but do not remove, an element from the queue.  This method
114 <     * differs from the <tt>peek</tt> method in that it throws an exception if
115 <     * the queue is empty.
113 >     * Retrieve, but do not remove, the head of this queue.  This method
114 >     * differs from the <tt>peek</tt> method only in that it throws an
115 >     * exception if this queue is empty.
116       *
117 <     * @return an element on the queue.
118 <     * @throws NoSuchElementException if the queue is empty.
117 >     * @return the head of this queue.
118 >     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this queue is empty.
119       */
120 <    public E element() throws NoSuchElementException;
120 >    E element();
121   }
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