Java Utility Library

Java PriorityQueue - size() Method



The java.util.PriorityQueue.size() method returns the total number of elements in the priority queue.

Syntax

public int size()

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the number of elements in the priority queue.

Exception

NA

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.PriorityQueue.size() method is used to find out the number of elements in the priority queue.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a priority queue
    PriorityQueue<Integer> PQueue = new PriorityQueue<Integer>();

    //populating the priority queue
    PQueue.add(10);
    PQueue.add(20);
    PQueue.add(30);
    PQueue.add(40);
    PQueue.add(50);

    System.out.println("Size of PQueue: "+ PQueue.size());    

    //adding one more element in the priority queue
    PQueue.add(40); 

    System.out.println("Now, Size of PQueue: "+ PQueue.size());  
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

Size of PQueue: 5
Now, Size of PQueue: 6

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