Module java.base
Package java.util.concurrent

Class DelayQueue<E extendsDelayed>

java.lang.Object
java.util.AbstractCollection<E>
java.util.AbstractQueue<E>
java.util.concurrent.DelayQueue<E>
Type Parameters:
E - the type of elements held in this queue
All Implemented Interfaces:
Iterable<E>,Collection<E>,BlockingQueue<E>,Queue<E>
public classDelayQueue<E extendsDelayed>extendsAbstractQueue<E>implementsBlockingQueue<E>
An unboundedblocking queue ofDelayed elements, in which an element can only be taken when its delay has expired. Thehead of the queue is thatDelayed element whose delay expired furthest in the past. If no delay has expired there is no head andpoll will returnnull. Expiration occurs when an element'sgetDelay(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS) method returns a value less than or equal to zero. Even though unexpired elements cannot be removed usingtake orpoll, they are otherwise treated as normal elements. For example, thesize method returns the count of both expired and unexpired elements. This queue does not permit null elements.

This class and its iterator implement all of theoptional methods of theCollection andIterator interfaces. The Iterator provided in methoditerator() isnot guaranteed to traverse the elements of the DelayQueue in any particular order.

This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.

Since:
1.5

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Creates a newDelayQueue that is initially empty.
    DelayQueue(Collection<? extendsE> c)
    Creates aDelayQueue initially containing the elements of the given collection ofDelayed instances.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    add(E e)
    Inserts the specified element into this delay queue.
    void
    Atomically removes all of the elements from this delay queue.
    int
    drainTo(Collection<? superE> c)
    Removes all available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection.
    int
    drainTo(Collection<? superE> c, int maxElements)
    Removes at most the given number of available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection.
    Returns an iterator over all the elements (both expired and unexpired) in this queue.
    boolean
    offer(E e)
    Inserts the specified element into this delay queue.
    boolean
    offer(E e, long timeout,TimeUnit unit)
    Inserts the specified element into this delay queue.
    Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returnsnull if this queue is empty.
    Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, or returnsnull if this queue has no elements with an expired delay.
    poll(long timeout,TimeUnit unit)
    Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary until an element with an expired delay is available on this queue, or the specified wait time expires.
    void
    put(E e)
    Inserts the specified element into this delay queue.
    int
    Always returnsInteger.MAX_VALUE because aDelayQueue is not capacity constrained.
    boolean
    Removes a single instance of the specified element from this queue, if it is present, whether or not it has expired.
    int
    Returns the number of elements in this collection.
    Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary until an element with an expired delay is available on this queue.
    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.

    Methods declared in class java.util.AbstractQueue

    addAll,element,remove

    Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

    clone,equals,finalize,getClass,hashCode,notify,notifyAll,wait,wait,wait

    Methods declared in interface java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue

    contains

    Methods declared in interface java.lang.Iterable

    forEach

    Methods declared in interface java.util.Queue

    element,remove

  • Constructor Details

    • DelayQueue

      public DelayQueue()
      Creates a newDelayQueue that is initially empty.

    • DelayQueue

      public DelayQueue(Collection<? extendsE> c)
      Creates aDelayQueue initially containing the elements of the given collection ofDelayed instances.
      Parameters:
      c - the collection of elements to initially contain
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the specified collection or any of its elements are null

  • Method Details

    • add

      public boolean add(E e)
      Inserts the specified element into this delay queue.
      Specified by:
      add in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Specified by:
      add in interface Collection<E extendsDelayed>
      Specified by:
      add in interface Queue<E extendsDelayed>
      Overrides:
      add in class AbstractQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      e - the element to add
      Returns:
      true (as specified byCollection.add(E))
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the specified element is null

    • offer

      public boolean offer(E e)
      Inserts the specified element into this delay queue.
      Specified by:
      offer in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Specified by:
      offer in interface Queue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      e - the element to add
      Returns:
      true
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the specified element is null

    • put

      public void put(E e)
      Inserts the specified element into this delay queue. As the queue is unbounded this method will never block.
      Specified by:
      put in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      e - the element to add
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the specified element is null

    • offer

      public boolean offer(E e, long timeout,TimeUnit unit)
      Inserts the specified element into this delay queue. As the queue is unbounded this method will never block.
      Specified by:
      offer in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      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:
      true
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the specified element is null

    • poll

      public E poll()
      Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, or returnsnull if this queue has no elements with an expired delay.
      Specified by:
      poll in interface Queue<E extendsDelayed>
      Returns:
      the head of this queue, ornull if this queue has no elements with an expired delay

    • take

      public E take() throwsInterruptedException
      Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary until an element with an expired delay is available on this queue.
      Specified by:
      take in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Returns:
      the head of this queue
      Throws:
      InterruptedException - if interrupted while waiting

    • poll

      public E poll(long timeout,TimeUnit unit) throwsInterruptedException
      Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary until an element with an expired delay is available on this queue, or the specified wait time expires.
      Specified by:
      poll in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      timeout - how long to wait before giving up, in units ofunit
      unit - aTimeUnit determining how to interpret thetimeout parameter
      Returns:
      the head of this queue, ornull if the specified waiting time elapses before an element with an expired delay becomes available
      Throws:
      InterruptedException - if interrupted while waiting

    • peek

      public E peek()
      Retrieves, but does not remove, the head of this queue, or returnsnull if this queue is empty. Unlikepoll, if no expired elements are available in the queue, this method returns the element that will expire next, if one exists.
      Specified by:
      peek in interface Queue<E extendsDelayed>
      Returns:
      the head of this queue, ornull if this queue is empty

    • size

      public int size()
      Description copied from interface: Collection
      Returns the number of elements in this collection. If this collection contains more thanInteger.MAX_VALUE elements, returnsInteger.MAX_VALUE.
      Specified by:
      size in interface Collection<E extendsDelayed>
      Returns:
      the number of elements in this collection

    • drainTo

      public int drainTo(Collection<? superE> 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 interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      c - the collection to transfer elements into
      Returns:
      the number of elements transferred
      Throws:
      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<? superE> 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:
      drainTo in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      c - the collection to transfer elements into
      maxElements - the maximum number of elements to transfer
      Returns:
      the number of elements transferred
      Throws:
      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 delay queue. The queue will be empty after this call returns. Elements with an unexpired delay are not waited for; they are simply discarded from the queue.
      Specified by:
      clear in interface Collection<E extendsDelayed>
      Overrides:
      clear in class AbstractQueue<E extendsDelayed>

    • remainingCapacity

      public int remainingCapacity()
      Always returnsInteger.MAX_VALUE because aDelayQueue is not capacity constrained.
      Specified by:
      remainingCapacity in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Returns:
      Integer.MAX_VALUE

    • 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:
      toArray in interface Collection<E extendsDelayed>
      Overrides:
      toArray in class AbstractCollection<E extendsDelayed>
      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; 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 tonull.

      Like thetoArray() 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.

      The following code can be used to dump a delay queue into a newly allocated array ofDelayed:

      Delayed[] a = q.toArray(new Delayed[0]);
      Note thattoArray(new Object[0]) is identical in function totoArray().

      Specified by:
      toArray in interface Collection<E extendsDelayed>
      Overrides:
      toArray in class AbstractCollection<E extendsDelayed>
      Type Parameters:
      T - the component 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

    • remove

      public boolean remove(Object o)
      Removes a single instance of the specified element from this queue, if it is present, whether or not it has expired.
      Specified by:
      remove in interface BlockingQueue<E extendsDelayed>
      Specified by:
      remove in interface Collection<E extendsDelayed>
      Overrides:
      remove in class AbstractCollection<E extendsDelayed>
      Parameters:
      o - element to be removed from this collection, if present
      Returns:
      true if an element was removed as a result of this call

    • iterator

      public Iterator<E> iterator()
      Returns an iterator over all the elements (both expired and unexpired) in this queue. The iterator does not return the elements in any particular order.

      The returned iterator isweakly consistent.

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