java.util.concurrent

Class ConcurrentLinkedQueue<E>

  • Type Parameters:
    E - the type of elements held in this collection
    All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Iterable<E>, Collection<E>, Queue<E> 

    public class ConcurrentLinkedQueue<E>
extends AbstractQueue<E>
implements Queue<E>, Serializable
    An unbounded thread-safe queue based on linked nodes. This queue orders elements FIFO (first-in-first-out). The head of the queue is that element that has been on the queue the longest time. The tail of the queue is that element that has been on the queue the shortest time. New elements are inserted at the tail of the queue, and the queue retrieval operations obtain elements at the head of the queue. A ConcurrentLinkedQueue is an appropriate choice when many threads will share access to a common collection. Like most other concurrent collection implementations, this class does not permit the use of null elements.

    This implementation employs an efficient non-blocking algorithm based on one described in Simple, Fast, and Practical Non-Blocking and Blocking Concurrent Queue Algorithms by Maged M. Michael and Michael L. Scott.

    Iterators are weakly consistent, returning elements reflecting the state of the queue at some point at or since the creation of the iterator. They do not throw ConcurrentModificationException, and may proceed concurrently with other operations. Elements contained in the queue since the creation of the iterator will be returned exactly once.

    Beware that, unlike in most collections, the size method is NOT a constant-time operation. Because of the asynchronous nature of these queues, determining the current number of elements requires a traversal of the elements, and so may report inaccurate results if this collection is modified during traversal. Additionally, the bulk operations addAll, removeAll, retainAll, containsAll, equals, and toArray are not guaranteed to be performed atomically. For example, an iterator operating concurrently with an addAll operation might view only some of the added elements.

    This class and its iterator implement all of the optional methods of the Queue and Iterator interfaces.

    Memory consistency effects: As with other concurrent collections, actions in a thread prior to placing an object into a ConcurrentLinkedQueue happen-before actions subsequent to the access or removal of that element from the ConcurrentLinkedQueue in another thread.

    This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.

    Since:
    1.5
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors

      Constructor and Description
      ConcurrentLinkedQueue()
      Creates a ConcurrentLinkedQueue that is initially empty.
      ConcurrentLinkedQueue(Collection<? extends E> c)
      Creates a ConcurrentLinkedQueue initially containing the elements of the given collection, added in traversal order of the collection's iterator.

    • Method Summary

      Modifier and Type Method and Description
      boolean add(E e)
      Inserts the specified element at the tail of this queue.
      boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)
      Appends all of the elements in the specified collection to the end of this queue, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator.
      boolean contains(Object o)
      Returns true if this queue contains the specified element.
      boolean isEmpty()
      Returns true if this queue contains no elements.
      Iterator<E> iterator()
      Returns an iterator over the elements in this queue in proper sequence.
      boolean offer(E e)
      Inserts the specified element at the tail of this queue.
      E peek()
      Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returns null if this queue is empty.
      E poll()
      Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, or returns null if this queue is empty.
      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 queue.
      Spliterator<E> spliterator()
      Returns a Spliterator over the elements in this queue.
      Object[] toArray()
      Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue, in proper sequence.
      <T> T[] toArray(T[] a)
      Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue, in proper sequence; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.

    • Constructor Detail

      • ConcurrentLinkedQueue

        public ConcurrentLinkedQueue()
        Creates a ConcurrentLinkedQueue that is initially empty.

      • ConcurrentLinkedQueue

        public ConcurrentLinkedQueue(Collection<? extends E> c)
        Creates a ConcurrentLinkedQueue initially containing the elements of the given collection, added in traversal order of the collection's iterator.
        Parameters:
        c - the collection of elements to initially contain
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if the specified collection or any of its elements are null

    • Method Detail

      • offer

        public boolean offer(E e)
        Inserts the specified element at the tail of this queue. As the queue is unbounded, this method will never return false.
        Specified by:
        offer in interface  Queue<E>
        Parameters:
        e - the element to add
        Returns:
        true (as specified by Queue.offer(E))
        Throws:
        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 returns null if this queue is empty.
        Specified by:
        poll in interface  Queue<E>
        Returns:
        the head of this queue, or null if this queue is empty

      • peek

        public E peek()
        Description copied from interface: Queue
        Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returns null if this queue is empty.
        Specified by:
        peek in interface  Queue<E>
        Returns:
        the head of this queue, or null if this queue is empty

      • isEmpty

        public boolean isEmpty()
        Returns true if this queue contains no elements.
        Specified by:
        isEmpty in interface  Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        isEmpty in class  AbstractCollection<E>
        Returns:
        true if this queue contains no elements

      • size

        public int size()
        Returns the number of elements in this queue. If this queue contains more than Integer.MAX_VALUE elements, returns Integer.MAX_VALUE.

        Beware that, unlike in most collections, this method is NOT a constant-time operation. Because of the asynchronous nature of these queues, determining the current number of elements requires an O(n) traversal. Additionally, if elements are added or removed during execution of this method, the returned result may be inaccurate. Thus, this method is typically not very useful in concurrent applications.

        Specified by:
        size in interface  Collection<E>
        Specified by:
        size in class  AbstractCollection<E>
        Returns:
        the number of elements in this queue

      • contains

        public boolean contains(Object o)
        Returns true if this queue contains the specified element. More formally, returns true if and only if this queue contains at least one element e such that o.equals(e).
        Specified by:
        contains in interface  Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        contains in class  AbstractCollection<E>
        Parameters:
        o - object to be checked for containment in this queue
        Returns:
        true if this queue contains the specified element

      • 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 element e such that o.equals(e), if this queue contains one or more such elements. Returns true if this queue contained the specified element (or equivalently, if this queue changed as a result of the call).
        Specified by:
        remove in interface  Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        remove in class  AbstractCollection<E>
        Parameters:
        o - element to be removed from this queue, if present
        Returns:
        true if this queue changed as a result of the call

      • addAll

        public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)
        Appends all of the elements in the specified collection to the end of this queue, in the order that they are returned by the specified collection's iterator. Attempts to addAll of a queue to itself result in IllegalArgumentException.
        Specified by:
        addAll in interface  Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        addAll in class  AbstractQueue<E>
        Parameters:
        c - the elements to be inserted into this queue
        Returns:
        true if this queue changed as a result of the call
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if the specified collection or any of its elements are null
        IllegalArgumentException - if the collection is this queue
        See Also:
        AbstractQueue.add(Object)

      • toArray

        public Object[] toArray()
        Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue, in proper sequence.

        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:
        toArray in interface  Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        toArray in class  AbstractCollection<E>
        Returns:
        an array containing all of the elements in this queue

      • toArray

        public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a)
        Returns an array containing all of the elements in this queue, in proper sequence; the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. 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 of String: 

          String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);
        Note that toArray(new Object[0]) is identical in function to toArray().
        Specified by:
        toArray in interface  Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        toArray in class  AbstractCollection<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:
        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 in proper sequence. The elements will be returned in order from first (head) to last (tail).

        The returned iterator is weakly consistent.

        Specified by:
        iterator in interface  Iterable<E>
        Specified by:
        iterator in interface  Collection<E>
        Specified by:
        iterator in class  AbstractCollection<E>
        Returns:
        an iterator over the elements in this queue in proper sequence