The offer(E e) method of Queue Interface inserts the specified element into this queue if it is possible to do so immediately without violating capacity restrictions. This method is preferable to add() method since this method does not throws an exception when the capacity of the container is full since it returns false.
Syntax:
boolean offer(E e)
Parameters: This method accepts a mandatory parameter e which is the element to be inserted in the Queue.
Returns: This method returns true on successful insertion else it returns false.
Exceptions: The function throws four exceptions which are described as below:
- ClassCastException: when the class of the element to be entered prevents it from being added to this container.
- IllegalArgumentException: when some property of the element prevents it to be added to the queue.
- NullPointerException: when the element to be inserted is passed as null and the Queue’s interface does not allow null elements.
Below programs illustrate offer() method of Queue:
Program 1: With the help of LinkedBlockingDeque.
// Java Program Demonstrate offer()// method of Queue import java.util.*;import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) throws IllegalStateException { // create object of Queue Queue<Integer> Q = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Integer>(3); if (Q.offer(10)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 10 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(15)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 15 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(25)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 25 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(20)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 20 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); // before removing print Queue System.out.println("Queue: " + Q); }} |
Output:
The Queue is not full and 10 is inserted The Queue is not full and 15 is inserted The Queue is not full and 25 is inserted The Queue is full Queue: [10, 15, 25]
Program 2: With the help of ConcurrentLinkedDeque.
// Java Program Demonstrate offer()// method of Queue import java.util.*;import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedDeque; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) throws IllegalStateException { // create object of Queue Queue<Integer> Q = new ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Integer>(); if (Q.offer(10)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 10 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(15)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 15 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(25)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 25 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(20)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 20 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); // before removing print Queue System.out.println("Queue: " + Q); }} |
Output:
The Queue is not full and 10 is inserted The Queue is not full and 15 is inserted The Queue is not full and 25 is inserted The Queue is not full and 20 is inserted Queue: [10, 15, 25, 20]
Program 3: With the help of ArrayDeque.
// Java Program Demonstrate offer()// method of Queue import java.util.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) throws IllegalStateException { // create object of Queue Queue<Integer> Q = new ArrayDeque<Integer>(6); if (Q.offer(10)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 10 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(15)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 15 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(25)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 25 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(20)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 20 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); // before removing print Queue System.out.println("Queue: " + Q); }} |
Output:
The Queue is not full and 10 is inserted The Queue is not full and 15 is inserted The Queue is not full and 25 is inserted The Queue is not full and 20 is inserted Queue: [10, 15, 25, 20]
Program 4: With the help of LinkedList.
// Java Program Demonstrate offer()// method of Queue import java.util.*; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) throws IllegalStateException { // create object of Queue Queue<Integer> Q = new LinkedList<Integer>(); if (Q.offer(10)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 10 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(15)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 15 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(25)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 25 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); if (Q.offer(20)) System.out.println("The Queue is not full" + " and 20 is inserted"); else System.out.println("The Queue is full"); // before removing print Queue System.out.println("Queue: " + Q); }} |
Output:
The Queue is not full and 10 is inserted The Queue is not full and 15 is inserted The Queue is not full and 25 is inserted The Queue is not full and 20 is inserted Queue: [10, 15, 25, 20]
Below programs illustrate exceptions thrown by this method:
Program 5: To show NullPointerException.
// Java Program Demonstrate offer()// method of Queue when Null is passed import java.util.*;import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue; public class GFG { public static void main(String[] args) throws NullPointerException { // create object of Queue Queue<Integer> Q = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Integer>(); // Add numbers to end of Deque Q.offer(7855642); Q.offer(35658786); Q.offer(5278367); try { // when null is inserted Q.offer(null); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Exception: " + e); } }} |
Output:
Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
Note: The other two exceptions are internal and are caused depending on the compiler hence cannot be shown in the code.
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Queue.html#offer-E-
