The Java.util.PriorityQueue.contains() method is used to check whether a specific element is present in the PriorityQueue or not. So basically it is used to check if a Queue contains any particular element or not.
Syntax:
Priority_Queue.contains(Object element)
Parameters: The parameter element is of the type of PriorityQueue. This is the element that needs to be tested if it is present in the queue or not.
Return Value: The method returns True if the element is present in the queue otherwise it returns False.
Below programs illustrate the Java.util.PriorityQueue.contains() method:
Program 1:
// Java code to illustrate contains()import java.util.PriorityQueue;  public class PriorityQueueDemo {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // Creating an empty PriorityQueue        PriorityQueue<String> queue = new PriorityQueue<String>();          // Use add() method to add elements into the Queue        queue.add("Welcome");        queue.add("To");        queue.add("Geeks");        queue.add("4");        queue.add("Geeks");          // Displaying the PriorityQueue        System.out.println("PriorityQueue: " + queue);          // Check for "Geeks" in the queue        System.out.println("Does the Queue contains 'Geeks'? "        +queue.contains("Geeks"));          // Check for "4" in the queue        System.out.println("Does the Queue contains '4'? "        +queue.contains("4"));          // Check if the Queue contains "No"        System.out.println("Does the Queue contains 'No'? "        +queue.contains("No"));    }} |
Output:
PriorityQueue: [4, Geeks, To, Welcome, Geeks] Does the Queue contains 'Geeks'? true Does the Queue contains '4'? true Does the Queue contains 'No'? false
Program 2:
// Java code to illustrate contains()import java.util.*;  public class PriorityQueueDemo {    public static void main(String args[])    {        // Creating an empty PriorityQueue        PriorityQueue<Integer> queue = new PriorityQueue<Integer>();          // Use add() method to add elements into the Queue        queue.add(10);        queue.add(15);        queue.add(30);        queue.add(20);        queue.add(5);          // Displaying the PriorityQueue        System.out.println("PriorityQueue: " + queue);          // Check for '15' in the queue        System.out.println("Does the Queue contains '15'? "        +queue.contains(15));          // Check for '2' in the queue        System.out.println("Does the Queue contains '2'? "        +queue.contains(2));          // Check if the Queue contains '10'        System.out.println("Does the Queue contains '10'? "        +queue.contains(10));    }} |
Output:
PriorityQueue: [5, 10, 30, 20, 15] Does the Queue contains '15'? true Does the Queue contains '2'? false Does the Queue contains '10'? true
