ArrayBlockingQueue is bounded, blocking queue that stores the elements internally backed by an array.
- ArrayBlockingQueue class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.
- Bounded means it will have a fixed size, you can not store number the elements more than the capacity of the queue.
- The queue also follows FIFO (first-in-first-out) rule for storing and removing elements from the queue.
- If you try to put an element into a full queue or to take an element from an empty queue then the queue will block you.
The clear() method removes all of the elements from this queue. After applying this method the queue will become empty. Syntax:
public void clear()
Below programs illustrate clear() method of ArrayBlockingQueue. Example 1Â
Java
// Java Program Demonstrate clear()// method of ArrayBlockingQueue.Â
import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;Â
public class GFG {Â
    public static void main(String[] args)    {        // define capacity of ArrayBlockingQueue        int capacity = 5;Â
        // create object of ArrayBlockingQueue        ArrayBlockingQueue<Integer> queue            = new ArrayBlockingQueue<Integer>(capacity);Â
        // Add element to ArrayBlockingQueue        queue.add(23);        queue.add(32);        queue.add(45);        queue.add(12);Â
        // print queue after adding numbers        System.out.println("After adding numbers");        System.out.println(queue);Â
        // Apply clear() method        queue.clear();Â
        // print queue after clear() operation        System.out.println("After clear() method");        System.out.println(queue);    }} |
Output : After adding numbers [23, 32, 45, 12] After clear() method []
Example 2Â
Java
// Java Program Demonstrate clear()// method of ArrayBlockingQueue.import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;Â
public class GFG {Â
    public static void main(String[] args)    {        // define capacity of ArrayBlockingQueue        int capacity = 5;Â
        // create object of ArrayBlockingQueue to store 5 names        ArrayBlockingQueue<String> names            = new ArrayBlockingQueue<String>(capacity);Â
        // Add element to ArrayBlockingQueue        names.add("Aman");        names.add("Siddhant");        names.add("Mahafuj");        names.add("Raunak");        names.add("Suvo");Â
        // print queue after adding numbers        System.out.println("List of Names: " + names);        System.out.println("Remaining Capacity: " + names.remainingCapacity());Â
        // Apply clear() method        names.clear();Â
        // print queue after clear() operation        System.out.println("List of Names: " + names);        System.out.println("Remaining Capacity: " + names.remainingCapacity());    }} |
Output : List of Names: [Aman, Siddhant, Mahafuj, Raunak, Suvo] Remaining Capacity: 0 List of Names: [] Remaining Capacity: 5
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ArrayBlockingQueue.html#clear()
