Class PriorityBlockingQueue<E>
- java.lang.Object
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- java.util.AbstractCollection<E>
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- java.util.AbstractQueue<E>
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- java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue<E>
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- Type Parameters:
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E
- the type of elements held in this collection
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable, Iterable<E>, Collection<E>, BlockingQueue<E>, Queue<E>
public class PriorityBlockingQueue<E> extends AbstractQueue<E> implements BlockingQueue<E>, Serializable
An unbounded blocking queue that uses the same ordering rules as classPriorityQueue
and supplies blocking retrieval operations. While this queue is logically unbounded, attempted additions may fail due to resource exhaustion (causingOutOfMemoryError
). This class does not permitnull
elements. A priority queue relying on natural ordering also does not permit insertion of non-comparable objects (doing so results inClassCastException
).This class and its iterator implement all of the optional methods of the
Collection
andIterator
interfaces. The Iterator provided in methoditerator()
is not guaranteed to traverse the elements of the PriorityBlockingQueue in any particular order. If you need ordered traversal, consider usingArrays.sort(pq.toArray())
. Also, methoddrainTo
can be used to remove some or all elements in priority order and place them in another collection.Operations on this class make no guarantees about the ordering of elements with equal priority. If you need to enforce an ordering, you can define custom classes or comparators that use a secondary key to break ties in primary priority values. For example, here is a class that applies first-in-first-out tie-breaking to comparable elements. To use it, you would insert a
new FIFOEntry(anEntry)
instead of a plain entry object.class FIFOEntry<E extends Comparable<? super E>> implements Comparable<FIFOEntry<E>> { static final AtomicLong seq = new AtomicLong(0); final long seqNum; final E entry; public FIFOEntry(E entry) { seqNum = seq.getAndIncrement(); this.entry = entry; } public E getEntry() { return entry; } public int compareTo(FIFOEntry<E> other) { int res = entry.compareTo(other.entry); if (res == 0 && other.entry != this.entry) res = (seqNum < other.seqNum ? -1 : 1); return res; } }
This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.
- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description PriorityBlockingQueue()
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
with the default initial capacity (11) that orders its elements according to their natural ordering.PriorityBlockingQueue(Collection<? extends E> c)
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
containing the elements in the specified collection.PriorityBlockingQueue(int initialCapacity)
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
with the specified initial capacity that orders its elements according to their natural ordering.PriorityBlockingQueue(int initialCapacity, Comparator<? super E> comparator)
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
with the specified initial capacity that orders its elements according to the specified comparator.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description boolean
add(E e)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue.void
clear()
Atomically removes all of the elements from this queue.Comparator<? super E>
comparator()
Returns the comparator used to order the elements in this queue, ornull
if this queue uses the natural ordering of its elements.boolean
contains(Object o)
Returnstrue
if this queue contains the specified element.int
drainTo(Collection<? super E> c)
Removes all available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection.int
drainTo(Collection<? super E> c, int maxElements)
Removes at most the given number of available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection.Iterator<E>
iterator()
Returns an iterator over the elements in this queue.boolean
offer(E e)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue.boolean
offer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue.E
peek()
Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returnsnull
if this queue is empty.E
poll()
Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, or returnsnull
if this queue is empty.E
poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting up to the specified wait time if necessary for an element to become available.void
put(E e)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue.int
remainingCapacity()
Always returnsInteger.MAX_VALUE
because aPriorityBlockingQueue
is not capacity constrained.boolean
remove(Object o)
Removes a single instance of the specified element from this queue, if it is present.int
size()
Returns the number of elements in this collection.Spliterator<E>
spliterator()
Returns aSpliterator
over the elements in this queue.E
take()
Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary until an element becomes available.Object[]
toArray()
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue.<T> T[]
toArray(T[] a)
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.String
toString()
Returns a string representation of this collection.-
Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractQueue
addAll, element, remove
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Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractCollection
containsAll, isEmpty, removeAll, retainAll
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Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
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Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection
addAll, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, parallelStream, removeAll, removeIf, retainAll, stream
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Constructor Detail
PriorityBlockingQueue
public PriorityBlockingQueue()
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
with the default initial capacity (11) that orders its elements according to their natural ordering.
PriorityBlockingQueue
public PriorityBlockingQueue(int initialCapacity)
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
with the specified initial capacity that orders its elements according to their natural ordering.- Parameters:
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initialCapacity
- the initial capacity for this priority queue - Throws:
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IllegalArgumentException
- ifinitialCapacity
is less than 1
PriorityBlockingQueue
public PriorityBlockingQueue(int initialCapacity, Comparator<? super E> comparator)
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
with the specified initial capacity that orders its elements according to the specified comparator.- Parameters:
-
initialCapacity
- the initial capacity for this priority queue -
comparator
- the comparator that will be used to order this priority queue. Ifnull
, the natural ordering of the elements will be used. - Throws:
-
IllegalArgumentException
- ifinitialCapacity
is less than 1
PriorityBlockingQueue
public PriorityBlockingQueue(Collection<? extends E> c)
Creates aPriorityBlockingQueue
containing the elements in the specified collection. If the specified collection is aSortedSet
or aPriorityQueue
, this priority queue will be ordered according to the same ordering. Otherwise, this priority queue will be ordered according to the natural ordering of its elements.- Parameters:
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c
- the collection whose elements are to be placed into this priority queue - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if elements of the specified collection cannot be compared to one another according to the priority queue's ordering -
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection or any of its elements are null
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Method Detail
add
public boolean add(E e)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue.- Specified by:
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add
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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add
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Specified by:
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add
in interfaceQueue<E>
- Overrides:
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add
in classAbstractQueue<E>
- Parameters:
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e
- the element to add - Returns:
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true
(as specified byCollection.add(E)
) - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if the specified element cannot be compared with elements currently in the priority queue according to the priority queue's ordering -
NullPointerException
- if the specified element is null
offer
public boolean offer(E e)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue. As the queue is unbounded, this method will never returnfalse
.- Specified by:
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offer
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Specified by:
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offer
in interfaceQueue<E>
- Parameters:
-
e
- the element to add - Returns:
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true
(as specified byQueue.offer(E)
) - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if the specified element cannot be compared with elements currently in the priority queue according to the priority queue's ordering -
NullPointerException
- if the specified element is null
put
public void put(E e)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue. As the queue is unbounded, this method will never block.- Specified by:
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put
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Parameters:
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e
- the element to add - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if the specified element cannot be compared with elements currently in the priority queue according to the priority queue's ordering -
NullPointerException
- if the specified element is null
offer
public boolean offer(E e, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
Inserts the specified element into this priority queue. As the queue is unbounded, this method will never block or returnfalse
.- Specified by:
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offer
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Parameters:
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e
- the element to add -
timeout
- This parameter is ignored as the method never blocks -
unit
- This parameter is ignored as the method never blocks - Returns:
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true
(as specified byBlockingQueue.offer
) - Throws:
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ClassCastException
- if the specified element cannot be compared with elements currently in the priority queue according to the priority queue's ordering -
NullPointerException
- if the specified element is null
poll
public E poll()
Description copied from interface:Queue
Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, or returnsnull
if this queue is empty.
take
public E take() throws InterruptedException
Description copied from interface:BlockingQueue
Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary until an element becomes available.- Specified by:
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take
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Returns:
- the head of this queue
- Throws:
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InterruptedException
- if interrupted while waiting
poll
public E poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException
Description copied from interface:BlockingQueue
Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting up to the specified wait time if necessary for an element to become available.- Specified by:
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poll
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Parameters:
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timeout
- how long to wait before giving up, in units ofunit
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unit
- aTimeUnit
determining how to interpret thetimeout
parameter - Returns:
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the head of this queue, or
null
if the specified waiting time elapses before an element is available - Throws:
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InterruptedException
- if interrupted while waiting
peek
public E peek()
Description copied from interface:Queue
Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returnsnull
if this queue is empty.
comparator
public Comparator<? super E> comparator()
Returns the comparator used to order the elements in this queue, ornull
if this queue uses the natural ordering of its elements.- Returns:
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the comparator used to order the elements in this queue, or
null
if this queue uses the natural ordering of its elements
size
public int size()
Description copied from interface:Collection
Returns the number of elements in this collection. If this collection contains more than Integer.MAX_VALUE elements, returns Integer.MAX_VALUE.- Specified by:
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size
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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size
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Returns:
- the number of elements in this collection
remainingCapacity
public int remainingCapacity()
Always returnsInteger.MAX_VALUE
because aPriorityBlockingQueue
is not capacity constrained.- Specified by:
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remainingCapacity
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Returns:
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Integer.MAX_VALUE
always
remove
public boolean remove(Object o)
Removes a single instance of the specified element from this queue, if it is present. More formally, removes an elemente
such thato.equals(e)
, if this queue contains one or more such elements. Returnstrue
if and only if this queue contained the specified element (or equivalently, if this queue changed as a result of the call).- Specified by:
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remove
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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remove
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Overrides:
-
remove
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Parameters:
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o
- element to be removed from this queue, if present - Returns:
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true
if this queue changed as a result of the call
contains
public boolean contains(Object o)
Returnstrue
if this queue contains the specified element. More formally, returnstrue
if and only if this queue contains at least one elemente
such thato.equals(e)
.- Specified by:
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contains
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
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contains
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Overrides:
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contains
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Parameters:
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o
- object to be checked for containment in this queue - Returns:
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true
if this queue contains the specified element
toArray
public Object[] toArray()
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue. The returned array elements are in no particular order.The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are maintained by this queue. (In other words, this method must allocate a new array). The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.
This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs.
- Specified by:
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toArray
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Overrides:
-
toArray
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Returns:
- an array containing all of the elements in this queue
toString
public String toString()
Description copied from class:AbstractCollection
Returns a string representation of this collection. The string representation consists of a list of the collection's elements in the order they are returned by its iterator, enclosed in square brackets ("[]"). Adjacent elements are separated by the characters ", " (comma and space). Elements are converted to strings as byString.valueOf(Object)
.- Overrides:
-
toString
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Returns:
- a string representation of this collection
drainTo
public int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c)
Description copied from interface:BlockingQueue
Removes all available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection. This operation may be more efficient than repeatedly polling this queue. A failure encountered while attempting to add elements to collectionc
may result in elements being in neither, either or both collections when the associated exception is thrown. Attempts to drain a queue to itself result inIllegalArgumentException
. Further, the behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified collection is modified while the operation is in progress.- Specified by:
-
drainTo
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Parameters:
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c
- the collection to transfer elements into - Returns:
- the number of elements transferred
- Throws:
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UnsupportedOperationException
- if addition of elements is not supported by the specified collection -
ClassCastException
- if the class of an element of this queue prevents it from being added to the specified collection -
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null -
IllegalArgumentException
- if the specified collection is this queue, or some property of an element of this queue prevents it from being added to the specified collection
drainTo
public int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c, int maxElements)
Description copied from interface:BlockingQueue
Removes at most the given number of available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection. A failure encountered while attempting to add elements to collectionc
may result in elements being in neither, either or both collections when the associated exception is thrown. Attempts to drain a queue to itself result inIllegalArgumentException
. Further, the behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified collection is modified while the operation is in progress.- Specified by:
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drainTo
in interfaceBlockingQueue<E>
- Parameters:
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c
- the collection to transfer elements into -
maxElements
- the maximum number of elements to transfer - Returns:
- the number of elements transferred
- Throws:
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UnsupportedOperationException
- if addition of elements is not supported by the specified collection -
ClassCastException
- if the class of an element of this queue prevents it from being added to the specified collection -
NullPointerException
- if the specified collection is null -
IllegalArgumentException
- if the specified collection is this queue, or some property of an element of this queue prevents it from being added to the specified collection
clear
public void clear()
Atomically removes all of the elements from this queue. The queue will be empty after this call returns.- Specified by:
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clear
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Overrides:
-
clear
in classAbstractQueue<E>
toArray
public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a)
Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. The returned array elements are in no particular order. If the queue fits in the specified array, it is returned therein. Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the specified array and the size of this queue.If this queue fits in the specified array with room to spare (i.e., the array has more elements than this queue), the element in the array immediately following the end of the queue is set to
null
.Like the
toArray()
method, this method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may, under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.Suppose
x
is a queue known to contain only strings. The following code can be used to dump the queue into a newly allocated array ofString
:String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);
toArray(new Object[0])
is identical in function totoArray()
.- Specified by:
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toArray
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Overrides:
-
toArray
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Type Parameters:
-
T
- the runtime type of the array to contain the collection - Parameters:
-
a
- the array into which the elements of the queue are to be stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same runtime type is allocated for this purpose - Returns:
- an array containing all of the elements in this queue
- Throws:
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ArrayStoreException
- if the runtime type of the specified array is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in this queue -
NullPointerException
- if the specified array is null
iterator
public Iterator<E> iterator()
Returns an iterator over the elements in this queue. The iterator does not return the elements in any particular order.The returned iterator is weakly consistent.
- Specified by:
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iterator
in interfaceIterable<E>
- Specified by:
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iterator
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Specified by:
-
iterator
in classAbstractCollection<E>
- Returns:
- an iterator over the elements in this queue
spliterator
public Spliterator<E> spliterator()
Returns aSpliterator
over the elements in this queue.The returned spliterator is weakly consistent.
The
Spliterator
reportsSpliterator.SIZED
andSpliterator.NONNULL
.- Specified by:
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spliterator
in interfaceIterable<E>
- Specified by:
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spliterator
in interfaceCollection<E>
- Implementation Note:
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The
Spliterator
additionally reportsSpliterator.SUBSIZED
. - Returns:
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a
Spliterator
over the elements in this queue - Since:
- 1.8
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