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11. PriorityQueue Class
A queue that orders its elements according to their natural ordering or by a comparator provided at queue creation.
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PriorityQueue Class
A PriorityQueue orders its elements based on priority rather than just their insertion order.
"I need to process tasks based on their urgency, not just when they arrive."
A PriorityQueue is a collection that retrieves elements based on their priority, either by natural ordering or a custom comparator. It allows efficient access to the highest (or lowest) priority element.
"I need to process tasks based on their urgency, not just when they arrive."
A PriorityQueue is a collection that retrieves elements based on their priority, either by natural ordering or a custom comparator. It allows efficient access to the highest (or lowest) priority element.