The java.util.ArrayDeque.pollLast() method in Java is used to retrieve or fetch and remove the last element of the Deque. The peekLast() method only retrieved the element at the end but the pollLast() also removes the element along with the retrieval. It returns NULL if the deque is empty.
Syntax:
Array_Deque.pollLast()
Parameters: The method does not take any parameter.
Return Value: The method removes the last element of the Deque and returns the same. It returns NULL if the deque is empty.
Below programs illustrate the Java.util.ArrayDeque.pollLast() method:
Program 1:
// Java code to illustrate pollLast()import java.util.*;  public class ArrayDequeDemo {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // Creating an empty ArrayDeque        Deque<String> de_que = new ArrayDeque<String>();          // Use add() method to add elements into the Deque        de_que.add("Welcome");        de_que.add("To");        de_que.add("Geeks");        de_que.add("4");        de_que.add("Geeks");          // Displaying the ArrayDeque        System.out.println("ArrayDeque: " + de_que);          // Displaying the last element        System.out.println("The last element is: " +                                    de_que.pollLast());          // Displaying the final ArrayDeque        System.out.println("ArrayDeque after operation: "                                                + de_que);    }} |
Output:
ArrayDeque: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4, Geeks] The last element is: Geeks ArrayDeque after operation: [Welcome, To, Geeks, 4]
Program 2:
// Java code to illustrate pollLast()import java.util.*;  public class ArrayDequeDemo {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // Creating an empty ArrayDeque        Deque<Integer> de_que = new ArrayDeque<Integer>();          // Use add() method to add elements into the Deque        de_que.add(10);        de_que.add(15);        de_que.add(30);        de_que.add(20);        de_que.add(5);          // Displaying the ArrayDeque        System.out.println("ArrayDeque: " + de_que);          // Displaying the last element        System.out.println("The element at head is: " +                                       de_que.pollLast());          // Displaying the final ArrayDeque        System.out.println("ArrayDeque after operation: "                                                + de_que);    }} |
Output:
ArrayDeque: [10, 15, 30, 20, 5] The element at head is: 5 ArrayDeque after operation: [10, 15, 30, 20]
Program 3: For an empty deque:
// Java code to illustrate pollLast()import java.util.*;  public class ArrayDequeDemo {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // Creating an empty ArrayDeque        Deque<Integer> de_que = new ArrayDeque<Integer>();          // Displaying the ArrayDeque        System.out.println("ArrayDeque: " + de_que);          // Displaying the last element        System.out.println("The element at head is: " +                                       de_que.pollLast());    }} |
Output:
ArrayDeque: [] The element at head is: null
