# @ohos.util.Queue (Linear Container Queue)

**Queue** follows the principle of First In First Out (FIFO). It supports insertion of elements at the end and removal from the front of the queue. **Queue** is implemented based on the queue data structure.

Unlike **[Deque](js-apis-deque.md)**, which supports insertion and removal at both the ends, **Queue** supports insertion at one end and removal at the other end.

**Recommended use case**: Use **Queue** in FIFO scenarios.

This topic uses the following to identify the use of generics:
- T: Type

> **NOTE**
>
> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.


## Modules to Import

```ts
import { Queue } from '@kit.ArkTS';
```


## Queue

### Attributes

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

| Name| Type| Readable| Writable| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| length | number | Yes| No| Number of elements in a queue (called container later).|


### constructor

constructor()

A constructor used to create a **Queue** instance.

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

**Error codes**

For details about the error codes, see [Utils Error Codes](errorcode-utils.md).

| ID| Error Message|
| -------- | -------- |
| 10200012 | The Queue's constructor cannot be directly invoked. |

**Example**

```ts
let queue : Queue<number | string | Object> = new Queue();
```


### add

add(element: T): boolean

Adds an element at the end of this container.

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

**Parameters**

| Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| element | T | Yes| Target element.|

**Return value**

| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| boolean | Returns **true** if the element is added successfully; returns **false** otherwise.|

**Error codes**

For details about the error codes, see [Utils Error Codes](errorcode-utils.md).

| ID| Error Message|
| -------- | -------- |
| 10200011 | The add method cannot be bound. |

**Example**

```ts
class C1 {
  name: string = ""
  age: string = ""
}
let queue : Queue<number | string | C1 | number[]> = new Queue();
let result = queue.add("a");
let result1 = queue.add(1);
let b = [1, 2, 3];
let result2 = queue.add(b);
let c : C1 = {name : "Dylan", age : "13"};
let result3 = queue.add(c);
```

### pop

pop(): T

Removes the first element from this container.

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

**Return value**

| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| T | Element removed.|

**Error codes**

For details about the error codes, see [Utils Error Codes](errorcode-utils.md).

| ID| Error Message|
| -------- | -------- |
| 10200011 | The pop method cannot be bound. |

**Example**

```ts
let queue : Queue<number> = new Queue();
queue.add(2);
queue.add(4);
queue.add(5);
queue.add(2);
queue.add(4);
let result = queue.pop();
```

### getFirst

getFirst(): T

Obtains the first element of this container.

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

**Return value**

| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| T | The first element obtained.|

**Error codes**

For details about the error codes, see [Utils Error Codes](errorcode-utils.md).

| ID| Error Message|
| -------- | -------- |
| 10200011 | The getFirst method cannot be bound. |

**Example**

```ts
let queue : Queue<number> = new Queue();
queue.add(2);
queue.add(4);
queue.add(5);
queue.add(2);
let result = queue.getFirst();
```

### forEach

forEach(callbackFn: (value: T, index?: number, Queue?: Queue&lt;T&gt;) => void,
thisArg?: Object): void

Uses a callback to traverse the elements in this container and obtain their position indexes.

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

**Parameters**

| Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| callbackFn | function | Yes| Callback invoked to traverse the elements in the container.|
| thisArg | Object | No| Value of **this** to use when **callbackFn** is invoked. The default value is this instance.|

callbackFn

| Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| value | T | Yes| Value of the element that is currently traversed.|
| index | number | No| Position index of the element that is currently traversed. The default value is **0**.|
| Queue | Queue&lt;T&gt; | No| Instance that calls the **forEach** API. The default value is this instance.|

**Error codes**

For details about the error codes, see [Universal Error Codes](../errorcode-universal.md) and [Utils Error Codes](errorcode-utils.md).

| ID| Error Message|
| -------- | -------- |
| 401      | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1. Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2. Incorrect parameter types. |
| 10200011 | The forEach method cannot be bound. |

**Example**

```ts
let queue : Queue<number> = new Queue();
queue.add(2);
queue.add(4);
queue.add(5);
queue.add(4);
queue.forEach((value : number, index ?: number) : void => {
  console.log("value:" + value, "index:" + index);
});
```

### [Symbol.iterator]

[Symbol.iterator]\(): IterableIterator&lt;T&gt;

Obtains an iterator, each item of which is a JavaScript object.

**Atomic service API**: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

**Return value**

| Type| Description|
| -------- | -------- |
| IterableIterator&lt;T&gt; | Iterator obtained.|

**Error codes**

For details about the error codes, see [Utils Error Codes](errorcode-utils.md).

| ID| Error Message|
| -------- | -------- |
| 10200011 | The Symbol.iterator method cannot be bound. |

**Example**
```ts
let queue : Queue<number> = new Queue();
queue.add(2);
queue.add(4);
queue.add(5);
queue.add(4);

// Method 1:
while(queue.length) {
  let item = queue.pop()
  console.log("value:" + item);
}

// Method 2:
let iter = queue[Symbol.iterator]();
let temp: IteratorResult<number> = iter.next().value;
while(temp != undefined) {
  console.log("value:" + temp);
  temp = iter.next().value;
}
```