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1 dl 1.1 /*
2     * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3     * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4     * http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
5     */
6    
7     package java.util.concurrent;
8 jsr166 1.4 import java.util.*;
9 dl 1.1
10     /**
11 jsr166 1.10 * A {@link Deque} that additionally supports blocking operations that wait
12     * for the deque to become non-empty when retrieving an element, and wait for
13     * space to become available in the deque when storing an element.
14     *
15     * <p><tt>BlockingDeque</tt> methods come in four forms, with different ways
16     * of handling operations that cannot be satisfied immediately, but may be
17     * satisfied at some point in the future:
18     * one throws an exception, the second returns a special value (either
19     * <tt>null</tt> or <tt>false</tt>, depending on the operation), the third
20     * blocks the current thread indefinitely until the operation can succeed,
21     * and the fourth blocks for only a given maximum time limit before giving
22     * up. These methods are summarized in the following table:
23 dl 1.1 *
24 jsr166 1.9 * <p>
25 dl 1.1 * <table BORDER CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=1>
26     * <tr>
27 jsr166 1.10 * <td ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN = 5> <b>First Element (Head)</b></td>
28 dl 1.1 * </tr>
29     * <tr>
30     * <td></td>
31 jsr166 1.10 * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Throws exception</em></td>
32     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Special value</em></td>
33     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Blocks</em></td>
34     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Times out</em></td>
35 dl 1.1 * </tr>
36     * <tr>
37     * <td><b>Insert</b></td>
38 jsr166 1.10 * <td>{@link #addFirst addFirst(e)}</td>
39     * <td>{@link #offerFirst(Object) offerFirst(e)}</td>
40 dl 1.1 * <td>{@link #putFirst putFirst(e)}</td>
41     * <td>{@link #offerFirst(Object, long, TimeUnit) offerFirst(e, time, unit)}</td>
42 jsr166 1.10 * </tr>
43     * <tr>
44     * <td><b>Remove</b></td>
45     * <td>{@link #removeFirst removeFirst()}</td>
46     * <td>{@link #pollFirst pollFirst()}</td>
47     * <td>{@link #takeFirst takeFirst()}</td>
48     * <td>{@link #pollFirst(long, TimeUnit) pollFirst(time, unit)}</td>
49     * </tr>
50     * <tr>
51     * <td><b>Examine</b></td>
52     * <td>{@link #getFirst getFirst()}</td>
53     * <td>{@link #peekFirst peekFirst()}</td>
54     * <td><em>not applicable</em></td>
55     * <td><em>not applicable</em></td>
56     * </tr>
57     * <tr>
58     * <td ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN = 5> <b>Last Element (Tail)</b></td>
59     * </tr>
60     * <tr>
61     * <td></td>
62     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Throws exception</em></td>
63     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Special value</em></td>
64     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Blocks</em></td>
65     * <td ALIGN=CENTER><em>Times out</em></td>
66     * </tr>
67     * <tr>
68     * <td><b>Insert</b></td>
69     * <td>{@link #addLast addLast(e)}</td>
70     * <td>{@link #offerLast(Object) offerLast(e)}</td>
71 dl 1.1 * <td>{@link #putLast putLast(e)}</td>
72 jsr166 1.4 * <td>{@link #offerLast(Object, long, TimeUnit) offerLast(e, time, unit)}</td>
73 dl 1.1 * </tr>
74     * <tr>
75     * <td><b>Remove</b></td>
76 jsr166 1.10 * <td>{@link #removeLast() removeLast()}</td>
77     * <td>{@link #pollLast() pollLast()}</td>
78 dl 1.1 * <td>{@link #takeLast takeLast()}</td>
79     * <td>{@link #pollLast(long, TimeUnit) pollLast(time, unit)}</td>
80     * </tr>
81 jsr166 1.10 * <tr>
82     * <td><b>Examine</b></td>
83     * <td>{@link #getLast getLast()}</td>
84     * <td>{@link #peekLast peekLast()}</td>
85     * <td><em>not applicable</em></td>
86     * <td><em>not applicable</em></td>
87     * </tr>
88 dl 1.1 * </table>
89     *
90 jsr166 1.10 * <p>Like any {@link BlockingQueue}, a <tt>BlockingDeque</tt> is thread safe,
91     * does not permit null elements, and may (or may not) be
92     * capacity-constrained.
93     *
94     * <p>A <tt>BlockingDeque</tt> implementation may be used directly as a FIFO
95     * <tt>BlockingQueue</tt>. The methods inherited from the
96     * <tt>BlockingQueue</tt> interface are precisely equivalent to
97 jsr166 1.9 * <tt>BlockingDeque</tt> methods as indicated in the following table:
98 dl 1.1 *
99 jsr166 1.9 * <p>
100 dl 1.1 * <table BORDER CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=1>
101     * <tr>
102     * <td ALIGN=CENTER> <b><tt>BlockingQueue</tt> Method</b></td>
103     * <td ALIGN=CENTER> <b>Equivalent <tt>BlockingDeque</tt> Method</b></td>
104     * </tr>
105     * <tr>
106 jsr166 1.10 * <td ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN = 2> <b>Insert</b></td>
107     * </tr>
108     * <tr>
109     * <td>{@link #add(Object) add(e)}</td>
110     * <td>{@link #addLast(Object) addLast(e)}</td>
111     * </tr>
112     * <tr>
113     * <td>{@link #offer(Object) offer(e)}</td>
114     * <td>{@link #offerLast(Object) offerLast(e)}</td>
115     * </tr>
116     * <tr>
117     * <td>{@link #put(Object) put(e)}</td>
118     * <td>{@link #putLast(Object) putLast(e)}</td>
119     * </tr>
120     * <tr>
121     * <td>{@link #offer(Object, long, TimeUnit) offer(e, time, unit)}</td>
122 dl 1.1 * <td>{@link #offerLast(Object, long, TimeUnit) offerLast(e, time, unit)}</td>
123 jsr166 1.10 * </tr>
124     * <tr>
125     * <td ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN = 2> <b>Remove</b></td>
126     * </tr>
127     * <tr>
128     * <td>{@link #remove() remove()}</td>
129     * <td>{@link #removeFirst() removeFirst()}</td>
130     * </tr>
131     * <tr>
132     * <td>{@link #poll() poll()}</td>
133     * <td>{@link #pollFirst() pollFirst()}</td>
134     * </tr>
135     * <tr>
136     * <td>{@link #take() take()}</td>
137     * <td>{@link #takeFirst() takeFirst()}</td>
138     * </tr>
139     * <tr>
140     * <td>{@link #poll(long, TimeUnit) poll(time, unit)}</td>
141 dl 1.1 * <td>{@link #pollFirst(long, TimeUnit) pollFirst(time, unit)}</td>
142 jsr166 1.10 * </tr>
143     * <tr>
144     * <td ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN = 2> <b>Examine</b></td>
145     * </tr>
146     * <tr>
147     * <td>{@link #element() element()}</td>
148     * <td>{@link #getFirst() getFirst()}</td>
149     * </tr>
150     * <tr>
151     * <td>{@link #peek() peek()}</td>
152     * <td>{@link #peekFirst() peekFirst()}</td>
153     * </tr>
154 dl 1.1 * </table>
155     *
156 jsr166 1.18 * <p>Memory consistency effects: As with other concurrent
157     * collections, actions in a thread prior to placing an object into a
158     * {@code BlockingDeque}
159     * <a href="package-summary.html#MemoryVisibility"><i>happen-before</i></a>
160     * actions subsequent to the access or removal of that element from
161     * the {@code BlockingDeque} in another thread.
162     *
163 dl 1.1 * <p>This interface is a member of the
164 jsr166 1.20 * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html">
165 dl 1.1 * Java Collections Framework</a>.
166     *
167     * @since 1.6
168     * @author Doug Lea
169     * @param <E> the type of elements held in this collection
170     */
171 jsr166 1.10 public interface BlockingDeque<E> extends BlockingQueue<E>, Deque<E> {
172     /*
173     * We have "diamond" multiple interface inheritance here, and that
174     * introduces ambiguities. Methods might end up with different
175     * specs depending on the branch chosen by javadoc. Thus a lot of
176     * methods specs here are copied from superinterfaces.
177     */
178    
179     /**
180     * Inserts the specified element at the front of this deque if it is
181     * possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions,
182     * throwing an <tt>IllegalStateException</tt> if no space is currently
183     * available. When using a capacity-restricted deque, it is generally
184     * preferable to use {@link #offerFirst(Object) offerFirst}.
185     *
186 jsr166 1.12 * @param e the element to add
187 jsr166 1.10 * @throws IllegalStateException {@inheritDoc}
188     * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc}
189     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
190     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
191     */
192     void addFirst(E e);
193    
194     /**
195     * Inserts the specified element at the end of this deque if it is
196     * possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions,
197     * throwing an <tt>IllegalStateException</tt> if no space is currently
198     * available. When using a capacity-restricted deque, it is generally
199     * preferable to use {@link #offerLast(Object) offerLast}.
200     *
201 jsr166 1.12 * @param e the element to add
202 jsr166 1.10 * @throws IllegalStateException {@inheritDoc}
203     * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc}
204     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
205     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
206     */
207     void addLast(E e);
208    
209     /**
210     * Inserts the specified element at the front of this deque if it is
211 jsr166 1.12 * possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions,
212     * returning <tt>true</tt> upon success and <tt>false</tt> if no space is
213     * currently available.
214 jsr166 1.10 * When using a capacity-restricted deque, this method is generally
215     * preferable to the {@link #addFirst(Object) addFirst} method, which can
216     * fail to insert an element only by throwing an exception.
217     *
218 jsr166 1.12 * @param e the element to add
219 jsr166 1.10 * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc}
220     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
221     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
222     */
223     boolean offerFirst(E e);
224    
225     /**
226     * Inserts the specified element at the end of this deque if it is
227 jsr166 1.12 * possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions,
228     * returning <tt>true</tt> upon success and <tt>false</tt> if no space is
229     * currently available.
230 jsr166 1.10 * When using a capacity-restricted deque, this method is generally
231     * preferable to the {@link #addLast(Object) addLast} method, which can
232     * fail to insert an element only by throwing an exception.
233     *
234 jsr166 1.12 * @param e the element to add
235 jsr166 1.10 * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc}
236     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
237     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
238     */
239     boolean offerLast(E e);
240 dl 1.1
241     /**
242 jsr166 1.12 * Inserts the specified element at the front of this deque,
243 dl 1.1 * waiting if necessary for space to become available.
244 jsr166 1.10 *
245 jsr166 1.7 * @param e the element to add
246 jsr166 1.10 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
247     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
248     * prevents it from being added to this deque
249     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
250     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
251     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
252 dl 1.1 */
253 jsr166 1.7 void putFirst(E e) throws InterruptedException;
254 dl 1.1
255     /**
256 jsr166 1.12 * Inserts the specified element at the end of this deque,
257 dl 1.1 * waiting if necessary for space to become available.
258 jsr166 1.10 *
259 jsr166 1.7 * @param e the element to add
260 jsr166 1.10 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
261     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
262     * prevents it from being added to this deque
263     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
264     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
265     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
266 dl 1.1 */
267 jsr166 1.7 void putLast(E e) throws InterruptedException;
268 dl 1.1
269     /**
270 jsr166 1.12 * Inserts the specified element at the front of this deque,
271 jsr166 1.10 * waiting up to the specified wait time if necessary for space to
272 dl 1.1 * become available.
273 jsr166 1.10 *
274 jsr166 1.7 * @param e the element to add
275 dl 1.1 * @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
276 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>unit</tt>
277 dl 1.1 * @param unit a <tt>TimeUnit</tt> determining how to interpret the
278 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>timeout</tt> parameter
279 dl 1.1 * @return <tt>true</tt> if successful, or <tt>false</tt> if
280 jsr166 1.10 * the specified waiting time elapses before space is available
281     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
282     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
283     * prevents it from being added to this deque
284     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
285     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
286     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
287 dl 1.1 */
288 jsr166 1.7 boolean offerFirst(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
289 dl 1.1 throws InterruptedException;
290    
291     /**
292 jsr166 1.12 * Inserts the specified element at the end of this deque,
293 jsr166 1.10 * waiting up to the specified wait time if necessary for space to
294 dl 1.1 * become available.
295 jsr166 1.10 *
296 jsr166 1.7 * @param e the element to add
297 dl 1.1 * @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
298 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>unit</tt>
299 dl 1.1 * @param unit a <tt>TimeUnit</tt> determining how to interpret the
300 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>timeout</tt> parameter
301 dl 1.1 * @return <tt>true</tt> if successful, or <tt>false</tt> if
302 jsr166 1.10 * the specified waiting time elapses before space is available
303     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
304     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
305     * prevents it from being added to this deque
306     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
307     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
308     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
309 dl 1.1 */
310 jsr166 1.7 boolean offerLast(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
311 dl 1.1 throws InterruptedException;
312    
313 jsr166 1.10 /**
314     * Retrieves and removes the first element of this deque, waiting
315     * if necessary until an element becomes available.
316     *
317     * @return the head of this deque
318     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
319     */
320     E takeFirst() throws InterruptedException;
321    
322     /**
323     * Retrieves and removes the last element of this deque, waiting
324     * if necessary until an element becomes available.
325     *
326     * @return the tail of this deque
327     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
328     */
329     E takeLast() throws InterruptedException;
330 dl 1.1
331     /**
332     * Retrieves and removes the first element of this deque, waiting
333 jsr166 1.10 * up to the specified wait time if necessary for an element to
334     * become available.
335     *
336 dl 1.1 * @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
337 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>unit</tt>
338 dl 1.1 * @param unit a <tt>TimeUnit</tt> determining how to interpret the
339 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>timeout</tt> parameter
340     * @return the head of this deque, or <tt>null</tt> if the specified
341     * waiting time elapses before an element is available
342     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
343 dl 1.1 */
344     E pollFirst(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
345     throws InterruptedException;
346    
347     /**
348     * Retrieves and removes the last element of this deque, waiting
349 jsr166 1.10 * up to the specified wait time if necessary for an element to
350     * become available.
351     *
352 dl 1.1 * @param timeout how long to wait before giving up, in units of
353 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>unit</tt>
354 dl 1.1 * @param unit a <tt>TimeUnit</tt> determining how to interpret the
355 jsr166 1.10 * <tt>timeout</tt> parameter
356     * @return the tail of this deque, or <tt>null</tt> if the specified
357     * waiting time elapses before an element is available
358     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
359 dl 1.1 */
360     E pollLast(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
361     throws InterruptedException;
362    
363     /**
364 jsr166 1.10 * Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from this deque.
365     * If the deque does not contain the element, it is unchanged.
366     * More formally, removes the first element <tt>e</tt> such that
367     * <tt>o.equals(e)</tt> (if such an element exists).
368 jsr166 1.12 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this deque contained the specified element
369     * (or equivalently, if this deque changed as a result of the call).
370 jsr166 1.10 *
371     * @param o element to be removed from this deque, if present
372     * @return <tt>true</tt> if an element was removed as a result of this call
373     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
374     * is incompatible with this deque (optional)
375     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null (optional)
376     */
377     boolean removeFirstOccurrence(Object o);
378    
379     /**
380     * Removes the last occurrence of the specified element from this deque.
381     * If the deque does not contain the element, it is unchanged.
382     * More formally, removes the last element <tt>e</tt> such that
383     * <tt>o.equals(e)</tt> (if such an element exists).
384 jsr166 1.12 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this deque contained the specified element
385     * (or equivalently, if this deque changed as a result of the call).
386 jsr166 1.10 *
387     * @param o element to be removed from this deque, if present
388     * @return <tt>true</tt> if an element was removed as a result of this call
389     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
390     * is incompatible with this deque (optional)
391     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null (optional)
392     */
393     boolean removeLastOccurrence(Object o);
394    
395     // *** BlockingQueue methods ***
396    
397     /**
398     * Inserts the specified element into the queue represented by this deque
399     * (in other words, at the tail of this deque) if it is possible to do so
400     * immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
401     * <tt>true</tt> upon success and throwing an
402     * <tt>IllegalStateException</tt> if no space is currently available.
403     * When using a capacity-restricted deque, it is generally preferable to
404     * use {@link #offer(Object) offer}.
405     *
406     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #addLast(Object) addLast}.
407     *
408     * @param e the element to add
409     * @throws IllegalStateException {@inheritDoc}
410     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
411     * prevents it from being added to this deque
412     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
413     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
414     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
415     */
416     boolean add(E e);
417    
418     /**
419     * Inserts the specified element into the queue represented by this deque
420     * (in other words, at the tail of this deque) if it is possible to do so
421     * immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning
422     * <tt>true</tt> upon success and <tt>false</tt> if no space is currently
423     * available. When using a capacity-restricted deque, this method is
424     * generally preferable to the {@link #add} method, which can fail to
425     * insert an element only by throwing an exception.
426     *
427     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #offerLast(Object) offerLast}.
428     *
429     * @param e the element to add
430     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
431     * prevents it from being added to this deque
432     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
433     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
434     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
435     */
436     boolean offer(E e);
437    
438     /**
439     * Inserts the specified element into the queue represented by this deque
440     * (in other words, at the tail of this deque), waiting if necessary for
441     * space to become available.
442 jsr166 1.6 *
443 jsr166 1.10 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #putLast(Object) putLast}.
444 jsr166 1.6 *
445 jsr166 1.8 * @param e the element to add
446 jsr166 1.10 * @throws InterruptedException {@inheritDoc}
447     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
448     * prevents it from being added to this deque
449     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
450     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
451     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
452 dl 1.1 */
453 jsr166 1.8 void put(E e) throws InterruptedException;
454 dl 1.1
455 jsr166 1.4 /**
456 jsr166 1.10 * Inserts the specified element into the queue represented by this deque
457     * (in other words, at the tail of this deque), waiting up to the
458     * specified wait time if necessary for space to become available.
459 jsr166 1.6 *
460 jsr166 1.10 * <p>This method is equivalent to
461 jsr166 1.13 * {@link #offerLast(Object,long,TimeUnit) offerLast}.
462 dl 1.1 *
463 jsr166 1.10 * @param e the element to add
464 jsr166 1.11 * @return <tt>true</tt> if the element was added to this deque, else
465     * <tt>false</tt>
466 jsr166 1.10 * @throws InterruptedException {@inheritDoc}
467     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
468     * prevents it from being added to this deque
469     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
470     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified
471     * element prevents it from being added to this deque
472 dl 1.1 */
473 jsr166 1.8 boolean offer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
474 dl 1.1 throws InterruptedException;
475    
476     /**
477 jsr166 1.10 * Retrieves and removes the head of the queue represented by this deque
478     * (in other words, the first element of this deque).
479 jsr166 1.14 * This method differs from {@link #poll poll} only in that it
480     * throws an exception if this deque is empty.
481 jsr166 1.10 *
482     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #removeFirst() removeFirst}.
483     *
484     * @return the head of the queue represented by this deque
485     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this deque is empty
486     */
487     E remove();
488    
489     /**
490     * Retrieves and removes the head of the queue represented by this deque
491     * (in other words, the first element of this deque), or returns
492     * <tt>null</tt> if this deque is empty.
493     *
494     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #pollFirst()}.
495     *
496     * @return the head of this deque, or <tt>null</tt> if this deque is empty
497     */
498     E poll();
499    
500     /**
501     * Retrieves and removes the head of the queue represented by this deque
502     * (in other words, the first element of this deque), waiting if
503     * necessary until an element becomes available.
504 jsr166 1.6 *
505 jsr166 1.10 * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #takeFirst() takeFirst}.
506 jsr166 1.6 *
507 dl 1.1 * @return the head of this deque
508 jsr166 1.10 * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
509 dl 1.1 */
510     E take() throws InterruptedException;
511    
512     /**
513 jsr166 1.10 * Retrieves and removes the head of the queue represented by this deque
514     * (in other words, the first element of this deque), waiting up to the
515     * specified wait time if necessary for an element to become available.
516 jsr166 1.6 *
517 jsr166 1.10 * <p>This method is equivalent to
518     * {@link #pollFirst(long,TimeUnit) pollFirst}.
519 jsr166 1.6 *
520 dl 1.1 * @return the head of this deque, or <tt>null</tt> if the
521 jsr166 1.10 * specified waiting time elapses before an element is available
522     * @throws InterruptedException if interrupted while waiting
523 dl 1.1 */
524     E poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
525     throws InterruptedException;
526 jsr166 1.10
527     /**
528     * Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of the queue represented by
529     * this deque (in other words, the first element of this deque).
530     * This method differs from {@link #peek peek} only in that it throws an
531     * exception if this deque is empty.
532     *
533     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #getFirst() getFirst}.
534     *
535     * @return the head of this deque
536     * @throws NoSuchElementException if this deque is empty
537     */
538     E element();
539    
540     /**
541     * Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of the queue represented by
542     * this deque (in other words, the first element of this deque), or
543     * returns <tt>null</tt> if this deque is empty.
544     *
545     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #peekFirst() peekFirst}.
546     *
547     * @return the head of this deque, or <tt>null</tt> if this deque is empty
548     */
549     E peek();
550    
551     /**
552     * Removes the first occurrence of the specified element from this deque.
553     * If the deque does not contain the element, it is unchanged.
554     * More formally, removes the first element <tt>e</tt> such that
555     * <tt>o.equals(e)</tt> (if such an element exists).
556 jsr166 1.12 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this deque contained the specified element
557     * (or equivalently, if this deque changed as a result of the call).
558 jsr166 1.10 *
559     * <p>This method is equivalent to
560     * {@link #removeFirstOccurrence(Object) removeFirstOccurrence}.
561     *
562     * @param o element to be removed from this deque, if present
563     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this deque changed as a result of the call
564     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
565     * is incompatible with this deque (optional)
566     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null (optional)
567     */
568     boolean remove(Object o);
569    
570     /**
571     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this deque contains the specified element.
572     * More formally, returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this deque contains
573     * at least one element <tt>e</tt> such that <tt>o.equals(e)</tt>.
574     *
575     * @param o object to be checked for containment in this deque
576     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this deque contains the specified element
577     * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
578     * is incompatible with this deque (optional)
579     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null (optional)
580     */
581     public boolean contains(Object o);
582    
583     /**
584     * Returns the number of elements in this deque.
585     *
586     * @return the number of elements in this deque
587     */
588     public int size();
589    
590     /**
591 jsr166 1.11 * Returns an iterator over the elements in this deque in proper sequence.
592     * The elements will be returned in order from first (head) to last (tail).
593 jsr166 1.10 *
594 jsr166 1.11 * @return an iterator over the elements in this deque in proper sequence
595 jsr166 1.10 */
596     Iterator<E> iterator();
597    
598     // *** Stack methods ***
599    
600     /**
601     * Pushes an element onto the stack represented by this deque. In other
602     * words, inserts the element at the front of this deque unless it would
603     * violate capacity restrictions.
604     *
605     * <p>This method is equivalent to {@link #addFirst(Object) addFirst}.
606     *
607     * @throws IllegalStateException {@inheritDoc}
608     * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc}
609     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
610     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
611     */
612     void push(E e);
613 dl 1.1 }