SynchronousQueue (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)

java.util.concurrent

Class SynchronousQueue

java.lang.Object extended by java.util.AbstractCollection java.util.AbstractQueue java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue

Type Parameters:

E - the type of elements held in this collection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Iterable, Collection, BlockingQueue, Queue

public class SynchronousQueue

extends AbstractQueue

implements BlockingQueue, Serializable

A blocking queue in which each insert operation must wait for a corresponding remove operation by another thread, and vice versa. A synchronous queue does not have any internal capacity, not even a capacity of one. You cannotpeek at a synchronous queue because an element is only present when you try to remove it; you cannot insert an element (using any method) unless another thread is trying to remove it; you cannot iterate as there is nothing to iterate. The_head_ of the queue is the element that the first queued inserting thread is trying to add to the queue; if there is no such queued thread then no element is available for removal andpoll() will return null. For purposes of otherCollection methods (for example contains), aSynchronousQueue acts as an empty collection. This queue does not permit null elements.

Synchronous queues are similar to rendezvous channels used in CSP and Ada. They are well suited for handoff designs, in which an object running in one thread must sync up with an object running in another thread in order to hand it some information, event, or task.

This class supports an optional fairness policy for ordering waiting producer and consumer threads. By default, this ordering is not guaranteed. However, a queue constructed with fairness set to true grants threads access in FIFO order.

This class and its iterator implement all of the_optional_ methods of the Collection and Iterator interfaces.

This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
SynchronousQueue() Creates a SynchronousQueue with nonfair access policy.
SynchronousQueue(boolean fair) Creates a SynchronousQueue with the specified fairness policy.

Method Summary
void	clear() Does nothing.
boolean	contains(Object o) Always returns false.
boolean	containsAll(Collection<?> c) Returns false unless the given collection is empty.
int	drainTo(Collection<? super E> c) Removes all available elements from this queue and adds them to the given collection.
int	[drainTo](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html#drainTo%28java.util.Collection, int%29)(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.
boolean	isEmpty() Always returns true.
Iterator<E>	iterator() Returns an empty iterator in which hasNext always returnsfalse.
boolean	offer(E e) Inserts the specified element into this queue, if another thread is waiting to receive it.
boolean	[offer](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html#offer%28E, long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit%29)(E o, long timeout,TimeUnit unit) Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting if necessary up to the specified wait time for another thread to receive it.
E	peek() Always returns null.
E	poll() Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, if another thread is currently making an element available.
E	[poll](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html#poll%28long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit%29)(long timeout,TimeUnit unit) Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary up to the specified wait time, for another thread to insert it.
void	put(E o) Adds the specified element to this queue, waiting if necessary for another thread to receive it.
int	remainingCapacity() Always returns zero.
boolean	remove(Object o) Always returns false.
boolean	removeAll(Collection<?> c) Always returns false.
boolean	retainAll(Collection<?> c) Always returns false.
int	size() Always returns zero.
E	take() Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary for another thread to insert it.
Object[]	toArray() Returns a zero-length array.
T[]	toArray(T[] a) Sets the zeroeth element of the specified array to null (if the array has non-zero length) and returns it.

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractQueue
add, addAll, element, remove

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractCollection
toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29)

Methods inherited from interface java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue
add

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Queue
element, remove

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection
addAll, equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

SynchronousQueue

public SynchronousQueue()

Creates a SynchronousQueue with nonfair access policy.

SynchronousQueue

public SynchronousQueue(boolean fair)

Creates a SynchronousQueue with the specified fairness policy.

Parameters:

fair - if true, waiting threads contend in FIFO order for access; otherwise the order is unspecified.

Method Detail

put

public void put(E o) throws InterruptedException

Adds the specified element to this queue, waiting if necessary for another thread to receive it.

Specified by:

[put](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#put%28E%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

o - the element to add

Throws:

[InterruptedException](../../../java/lang/InterruptedException.html "class in java.lang") - if interrupted while waiting

[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if the specified element is null

offer

public boolean offer(E o, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException

Inserts the specified element into this queue, waiting if necessary up to the specified wait time for another thread to receive it.

Specified by:

[offer](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#offer%28E, long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

o - the element to add

timeout - how long to wait before giving up, in units ofunit

unit - a TimeUnit determining how to interpret thetimeout parameter

Returns:

true if successful, or false if the specified waiting time elapses before a consumer appears.

Throws:

[InterruptedException](../../../java/lang/InterruptedException.html "class in java.lang") - if interrupted while waiting

[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if the specified element is null

offer

public boolean offer(E e)

Inserts the specified element into this queue, if another thread is waiting to receive it.

Specified by:

[offer](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#offer%28E%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Specified by:

[offer](../../../java/util/Queue.html#offer%28E%29) in interface [Queue](../../../java/util/Queue.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

e - the element to add

Returns:

true if the element was added to this queue, elsefalse

Throws:

[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if the specified element is null

take

public E take() throws InterruptedException

Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary for another thread to insert it.

Specified by:

[take](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#take%28%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

the head of this queue

Throws:

[InterruptedException](../../../java/lang/InterruptedException.html "class in java.lang") - if interrupted while waiting

poll

public E poll(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws InterruptedException

Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, waiting if necessary up to the specified wait time, for another thread to insert it.

Specified by:

[poll](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#poll%28long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

timeout - how long to wait before giving up, in units ofunit

unit - a TimeUnit determining how to interpret thetimeout parameter

Returns:

the head of this queue, or null if the specified waiting time elapses before an element is present.

Throws:

[InterruptedException](../../../java/lang/InterruptedException.html "class in java.lang") - if interrupted while waiting

poll

public E poll()

Retrieves and removes the head of this queue, if another thread is currently making an element available.

Specified by:

[poll](../../../java/util/Queue.html#poll%28%29) in interface [Queue](../../../java/util/Queue.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

the head of this queue, or null if no element is available.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Always returns true. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[isEmpty](../../../java/util/Collection.html#isEmpty%28%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[isEmpty](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#isEmpty%28%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

true

size

public int size()

Always returns zero. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[size](../../../java/util/Collection.html#size%28%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Specified by:

[size](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#size%28%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

zero.

remainingCapacity

public int remainingCapacity()

Always returns zero. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[remainingCapacity](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#remainingCapacity%28%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

zero.

clear

public void clear()

Does nothing. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[clear](../../../java/util/Collection.html#clear%28%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[clear](../../../java/util/AbstractQueue.html#clear%28%29) in class [AbstractQueue](../../../java/util/AbstractQueue.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

contains

public boolean contains(Object o)

Always returns false. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[contains](../../../java/util/Collection.html#contains%28java.lang.Object%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Specified by:

[contains](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#contains%28java.lang.Object%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[contains](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#contains%28java.lang.Object%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

o - the element

Returns:

false

remove

public boolean remove(Object o)

Always returns false. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[remove](../../../java/util/Collection.html#remove%28java.lang.Object%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Specified by:

[remove](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#remove%28java.lang.Object%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[remove](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#remove%28java.lang.Object%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

o - the element to remove

Returns:

false

containsAll

public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c)

Returns false unless the given collection is empty. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[containsAll](../../../java/util/Collection.html#containsAll%28java.util.Collection%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[containsAll](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#containsAll%28java.util.Collection%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

c - the collection

Returns:

false unless given collection is empty

See Also:

AbstractCollection.contains(Object)

removeAll

public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c)

Always returns false. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[removeAll](../../../java/util/Collection.html#removeAll%28java.util.Collection%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[removeAll](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#removeAll%28java.util.Collection%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

c - the collection

Returns:

false

retainAll

public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c)

Always returns false. A SynchronousQueue has no internal capacity.

Specified by:

[retainAll](../../../java/util/Collection.html#retainAll%28java.util.Collection%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[retainAll](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#retainAll%28java.util.Collection%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

c - the collection

Returns:

false

peek

public E peek()

Always returns null. A SynchronousQueue does not return elements unless actively waited on.

Specified by:

[peek](../../../java/util/Queue.html#peek%28%29) in interface [Queue](../../../java/util/Queue.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

null

iterator

public Iterator<E> iterator()

Returns an empty iterator in which hasNext always returnsfalse.

Specified by:

[iterator](../../../java/lang/Iterable.html#iterator%28%29) in interface [Iterable](../../../java/lang/Iterable.html "interface in java.lang")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Specified by:

[iterator](../../../java/util/Collection.html#iterator%28%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Specified by:

[iterator](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#iterator%28%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

an empty iterator

toArray

public Object[] toArray()

Returns a zero-length array.

Specified by:

[toArray](../../../java/util/Collection.html#toArray%28%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[toArray](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#toArray%28%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Returns:

a zero-length array

toArray

public T[] toArray(T[] a)

Sets the zeroeth element of the specified array to null (if the array has non-zero length) and returns it.

Specified by:

[toArray](../../../java/util/Collection.html#toArray%28T[]%29) in interface [Collection](../../../java/util/Collection.html "interface in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Overrides:

[toArray](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html#toArray%28T[]%29) in class [AbstractCollection](../../../java/util/AbstractCollection.html "class in java.util")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

a - the array

Returns:

the specified array

Throws:

[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if the specified array is null

drainTo

public int drainTo(Collection<? super E> c)

Description copied from interface: [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#drainTo%28java.util.Collection%29)

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 collection c 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](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#drainTo%28java.util.Collection%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

c - the collection to transfer elements into

Returns:

the number of elements transferred

Throws:

[UnsupportedOperationException](../../../java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException.html "class in java.lang") - if addition of elements is not supported by the specified collection

[ClassCastException](../../../java/lang/ClassCastException.html "class in java.lang") - if the class of an element of this queue prevents it from being added to the specified collection

[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if the specified collection is null

[IllegalArgumentException](../../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang") - 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](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#drainTo%28java.util.Collection, int%29)

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 collection c 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](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html#drainTo%28java.util.Collection, int%29) in interface [BlockingQueue](../../../java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html "interface in java.util.concurrent")<[E](../../../java/util/concurrent/SynchronousQueue.html "type parameter in SynchronousQueue")>

Parameters:

c - the collection to transfer elements into

maxElements - the maximum number of elements to transfer

Returns:

the number of elements transferred

Throws:

[UnsupportedOperationException](../../../java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException.html "class in java.lang") - if addition of elements is not supported by the specified collection

[ClassCastException](../../../java/lang/ClassCastException.html "class in java.lang") - if the class of an element of this queue prevents it from being added to the specified collection

[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang") - if the specified collection is null

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