Java LinkedBlockingQueue

Java's LinkedBlockingQueue is a class that implements the BlockingQueue interface, which is part of the java.util.concurrent package. It represents a thread-safe, unbounded blocking queue that stores elements in a linked list. Unlike ArrayBlockingQueue, which has a fixed capacity, LinkedBlockingQueue can grow dynamically to accommodate new elements.

Here are some key features of LinkedBlockingQueue:

  • It is an unbounded queue that can grow dynamically as new elements are added.
  • It is thread-safe and can be used in a concurrent environment.
  • It is a blocking queue, which means that when the queue is full, any attempt to insert an element will block until there is space available in the queue, and when the queue is empty, any attempt to remove an element will block until an element is available.
  • It implements the BlockingQueue interface, which provides methods like put() and take() to insert and remove elements from the queue.
  • It is implemented as a linked list of objects, and the elements are stored in the order they were added.

Here is an example of how to create a LinkedBlockingQueue:

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import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        LinkedBlockingQueue<String> queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
    }
}

In this example, we create a LinkedBlockingQueue object called queue with no capacity limit. We can then use the put() method to add elements to the queue, and the take() method to remove elements from the queue. If the queue is full, any attempt to add an element will block until space is available, and if the queue is empty, any attempt to remove an element will block until an element is available.