AbstractQueue

public abstract class AbstractQueue
extends AbstractCollection<E> implements Queue<E>

Known direct subclasses

ArrayBlockingQueue<E>	A bounded BlockingQueue backed by an array.
ConcurrentLinkedQueue<E>	An unbounded thread-safe Queue based on linked nodes.
DelayQueue<E extends Delayed>	An unbounded BlockingQueue of `Delayed` elements, in which an element can only be taken when its delay has expired.
LinkedBlockingDeque<E>	An optionally-bounded BlockingDeque based on linked nodes.
LinkedBlockingQueue<E>	An optionally-bounded BlockingQueue based on linked nodes.
LinkedTransferQueue<E>	An unbounded `TransferQueue` based on linked nodes.
PriorityBlockingQueue<E>	An unbounded BlockingQueue that uses the same ordering rules as class `PriorityQueue` and supplies blocking retrieval operations.
PriorityQueue<E>	An unbounded priority Queue based on a priority heap.
SynchronousQueue<E>	A BlockingQueue in which each insert operation must wait for a corresponding remove operation by another thread, and vice versa.

This class provides skeletal implementations of some Queue operations. The implementations in this class are appropriate when the base implementation does not allow null elements. Methods add, remove, and element are based on offer, poll, and peek, respectively, but throw exceptions instead of indicating failure via false or null returns.

A Queue implementation that extends this class must minimally define a method Queue#offer which does not permit insertion of null elements, along with methods Queue#peek, Queue#poll, Collection#size, and Collection#iterator. Typically, additional methods will be overridden as well. If these requirements cannot be met, consider instead subclassing AbstractCollection.

Summary

Protected constructors
`AbstractQueue()` Constructor for use by subclasses.

Public methods
`boolean`	`add(E e)` Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning `true` upon success and throwing an `IllegalStateException` if no space is currently available.
`boolean`	`addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)` Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this queue.
`void`	`clear()` Removes all of the elements from this queue.
`E`	`element()` Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue.
`E`	`remove()` Retrieves and removes the head of this queue.

Inherited methods

From class java.util.AbstractCollection

`boolean`	`add(E e)` Ensures that this collection contains the specified element (optional operation). This implementation always throws an `UnsupportedOperationException`.
`boolean`	`addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)` Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this collection (optional operation). This implementation iterates over the specified collection, and adds each object returned by the iterator to this collection, in turn.
`void`	`clear()` Removes all of the elements from this collection (optional operation). This implementation iterates over this collection, removing each element using the `Iterator.remove` operation.
`boolean`	`contains(Object o)` Returns `true` if this collection contains the specified element. This implementation iterates over the elements in the collection, checking each element in turn for equality with the specified element.
`boolean`	`containsAll(Collection<?> c)` Returns `true` if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified collection. This implementation iterates over the specified collection, checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained in this collection.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()` Returns `true` if this collection contains no elements. This implementation returns `size() == 0`.
`abstract Iterator<E>`	`iterator()` Returns an iterator over the elements contained in this collection.
`boolean`	`remove(Object o)` Removes a single instance of the specified element from this collection, if it is present (optional operation). This implementation iterates over the collection looking for the specified element.
`boolean`	`removeAll(Collection<?> c)` Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the specified collection (optional operation). This implementation iterates over this collection, checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained in the specified collection.
`boolean`	`retainAll(Collection<?> c)` Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the specified collection (optional operation). This implementation iterates over this collection, checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained in the specified collection.
`abstract int`	`size()` Returns the number of elements in this collection.
`<T> T[]`	`toArray(T[] a)` Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. This implementation returns an array containing all the elements returned by this collection's iterator in the same order, stored in consecutive elements of the array, starting with index `0`.
`Object[]`	`toArray()` Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection. This implementation returns an array containing all the elements returned by this collection's iterator, in the same order, stored in consecutive elements of the array, starting with index `0`.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of this collection.

From class java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeout, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeout)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

From interface java.util.Collection

`abstract boolean`	`add(E e)` Ensures that this collection contains the specified element (optional operation).
`abstract boolean`	`addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)` Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this collection (optional operation).
`abstract void`	`clear()` Removes all of the elements from this collection (optional operation).
`abstract boolean`	`contains(Object o)` Returns `true` if this collection contains the specified element.
`abstract boolean`	`containsAll(Collection<?> c)` Returns `true` if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified collection.
`abstract boolean`	`equals(Object o)` Compares the specified object with this collection for equality.
`abstract int`	`hashCode()` Returns the hash code value for this collection.
`abstract boolean`	`isEmpty()` Returns `true` if this collection contains no elements.
`abstract Iterator<E>`	`iterator()` Returns an iterator over the elements in this collection.
`default Stream<E>`	`parallelStream()` Returns a possibly parallel `Stream` with this collection as its source.
`abstract boolean`	`remove(Object o)` Removes a single instance of the specified element from this collection, if it is present (optional operation).
`abstract boolean`	`removeAll(Collection<?> c)` Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the specified collection (optional operation).
`default boolean`	`removeIf(Predicate<? super E> filter)` Removes all of the elements of this collection that satisfy the given predicate.
`abstract boolean`	`retainAll(Collection<?> c)` Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the specified collection (optional operation).
`abstract int`	`size()` Returns the number of elements in this collection.
`default Spliterator<E>`	`spliterator()` Creates a `Spliterator` over the elements in this collection.
`default Stream<E>`	`stream()` Returns a sequential `Stream` with this collection as its source.
`abstract <T> T[]`	`toArray(T[] a)` Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.
`abstract Object[]`	`toArray()` Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.

From interface java.util.Queue

`abstract boolean`	`add(E e)` Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning `true` upon success and throwing an `IllegalStateException` if no space is currently available.
`abstract E`	`element()` Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue.
`abstract boolean`	`offer(E e)` Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions.
`abstract E`	`peek()` Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returns `null` if this queue is empty.
`abstract E`	`poll()` Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, or returns `null` if this queue is empty.
`abstract E`	`remove()` Retrieves and removes the head of this queue.

From interface java.lang.Iterable

`default void`	`forEach(Consumer<? super T> action)` Performs the given action for each element of the `Iterable` until all elements have been processed or the action throws an exception.
`abstract Iterator<E>`	`iterator()` Returns an iterator over elements of type `T`.
`default Spliterator<E>`	`spliterator()` Creates a `Spliterator` over the elements described by this `Iterable`.

Protected constructors

protected AbstractQueue ()

Constructor for use by subclasses.

Public methods

add

public boolean add (E e)

Inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions, returning true upon success and throwing an IllegalStateException if no space is currently available.

This implementation returns true if offer succeeds, else throws an IllegalStateException.

Parameters
`e`	`E`: the element to add

Returns
`boolean`	`true` (as specified by `Collection#add`)

Throws
`IllegalStateException`	if the element cannot be added at this time due to capacity restrictions
`ClassCastException`	if the class of the specified element prevents it from being added to this queue
`NullPointerException`	if the specified element is null and this queue does not permit null elements
`IllegalArgumentException`	if some property of this element prevents it from being added to this queue

addAll

public boolean addAll (Collection<? extends E> c)

Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this queue. Attempts to addAll of a queue to itself result in IllegalArgumentException. Further, the behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified collection is modified while the operation is in progress.

This implementation iterates over the specified collection, and adds each element returned by the iterator to this queue, in turn. A runtime exception encountered while trying to add an element (including, in particular, a null element) may result in only some of the elements having been successfully added when the associated exception is thrown.

Parameters
`c`	`Collection`: collection containing elements to be added to this queue

Returns
`boolean`	`true` if this queue changed as a result of the call

Throws
`ClassCastException`	if the class of an element of the specified collection prevents it from being added to this queue
`NullPointerException`	if the specified collection contains a null element and this queue does not permit null elements, or if the specified collection is null
`IllegalArgumentException`	if some property of an element of the specified collection prevents it from being added to this queue, or if the specified collection is this queue
`IllegalStateException`	if not all the elements can be added at this time due to insertion restrictions

clear

public void clear ()

Removes all of the elements from this queue. The queue will be empty after this call returns.

This implementation repeatedly invokes poll until it returns null.

element

public E element ()

Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue. This method differs from peek only in that it throws an exception if this queue is empty.

This implementation returns the result of peek unless the queue is empty.

Returns
`E`	the head of this queue

Throws
`NoSuchElementException`	if this queue is empty

remove

public E remove ()

Retrieves and removes the head of this queue. This method differs from poll only in that it throws an exception if this queue is empty.

This implementation returns the result of poll unless the queue is empty.

Returns
`E`	the head of this queue

Throws
`NoSuchElementException`	if this queue is empty