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ConcurrentLinkedDeque peekFirst() method in Java

The java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedDeque.peekFirst() is an in-built method in Java which
retrieves the first element of this deque without removing it. The function returns NULL if the deque is empty.

Syntax:

Conn_Linked_Deque.peekFirst() 

Parameters: This function does not accepts any parameter.

Return Values: The function returns the first element present in this deque and returns NULL when the deque is empty.

Below programs illustrate the peekFirst() method:

Program 1: This program involves deque with Integer elements.




// Java Program Demonstrate peekFirst()
// method of ConcurrentLinkedDeque
  
import java.util.concurrent.*;
  
class ConcurrentLinkedDequeDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Integer> cld =
                    new ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Integer>();
  
        cld.addFirst(12);
        cld.addFirst(110);
        cld.addFirst(55);
        cld.addFirst(76);
  
        // Displaying the existing LinkedDeque
        System.out.println("Elements in"
                           + "the LinkedDeque: " + cld);
  
        // Displaying the first element
        System.out.println("First Element in"
                   + "the LinkedDeque: " + cld.peekFirst());
    }
}


Output:

Elements inthe LinkedDeque: [76, 55, 110, 12]
First Element inthe LinkedDeque: 76

Program 2: This program involves deque with String elements.




// Java Program Demonstrate peekFirst()
// method of ConcurrentLinkedDeque
  
import java.util.concurrent.*;
  
class ConcurrentLinkedDequeDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        ConcurrentLinkedDeque<String> cld = 
                           new ConcurrentLinkedDeque<String>();
  
        cld.addFirst("GFG");
        cld.addFirst("Gfg");
        cld.addFirst("Lazyroar");
        cld.addFirst("Geeks");
  
        // Displaying the existing LinkedDeque
        System.out.println("Elements in"
                           + "the LinkedDeque: " + cld);
  
        // Displaying the First element
        System.out.println("First Element in"
                       + "the LinkedDeque: " + cld.peekFirst());
    }
}


Output:

Elements inthe LinkedDeque: [Geeks, Lazyroar, Gfg, GFG]
First Element inthe LinkedDeque: Geeks

Reference:https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ConcurrentLinkedDeque.html#peekFirst()

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