Java Queue Interface Example

Java provides a Queue interface which is part of Java’s collections framework. A Queue in Java is just an interface. We need a concrete implementation of the Queue interface to work with, in our programs. The LinkedList class implements the Queue interface and therefore it can be used as a Queue.

Java Queue Interface Example

Creating a Queue and Performing basic operations like Enqueue and Dequeue:
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Queue;

/**
 * Demonstrate Queue interface methods with LinkedList implementation.
 * @author javaguides.net
 *
 */
public class QueueExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create and initialize a Queue using a LinkedList
        Queue<String> elementQueue = new LinkedList<>();

        // Adding new elements to the Queue (The Enqueue operation)
        elementQueue.add("element1");
        elementQueue.add("element2");
        elementQueue.add("element3");
        elementQueue.add("element4");

        System.out.println("WaitingQueue : " + elementQueue);

        // Removing an element from the Queue using remove() (The Dequeue operation)
        // The remove() method throws NoSuchElementException if the Queue is empty
        String name = elementQueue.remove();
        System.out.println("Removed from WaitingQueue : " + name + " | New WaitingQueue : " + elementQueue);

        // Removing an element from the Queue using poll()
        // The poll() method is similar to remove() except that it returns null if the Queue is empty.
        name = elementQueue.poll();
        System.out.println("Removed from WaitingQueue : " + name + " | New WaitingQueue : " + elementQueue);
    }
}
Output:
WaitingQueue : [element1, element2, element3, element4]
Removed from WaitingQueue : element1 | New WaitingQueue : [element2, element3, element4]
Removed from WaitingQueue : element2 | New WaitingQueue : [element3, element4]

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