src/corelib/tools/qqueue.cpp
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/*!
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    \class QQueue
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    \brief The QQueue class is a generic container that provides a queue.
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    \ingroup tools
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    \ingroup shared
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    \reentrant
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    QQueue\<T\> is one of Qt's generic \l{container classes}. It
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    implements a queue data structure for items of a same type.
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    A queue is a first in, first out (FIFO) structure. Items are
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    added to the tail of the queue using enqueue() and retrieved from
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    the head using dequeue(). The head() function provides access to
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    the head item without removing it.
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    Example:
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    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qqueue.cpp 0
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    The example will output 1, 2, 3 in that order.
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    QQueue inherits from QList. All of QList's functionality also
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    applies to QQueue. For example, you can use isEmpty() to test
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    whether the queue is empty, and you can traverse a QQueue using
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    QList's iterator classes (for example, QListIterator). But in
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    addition, QQueue provides three convenience functions that make
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    it easy to implement FIFO semantics: enqueue(), dequeue(), and
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    head().
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    QQueue's value type must be an \l{assignable data type}. This
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    covers most data types that are commonly used, but the compiler
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    won't let you, for example, store a QWidget as a value. Use
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    QWidget* instead.
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    \sa QList, QStack
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    \fn QQueue::QQueue()
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    Constructs an empty queue.
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    \fn QQueue::~QQueue()
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    Destroys the queue. References to the values in the queue, and all
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    iterators over this queue, become invalid.
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    \fn void QQueue::enqueue(const T& t)
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    Adds value \a t to the tail of the queue.
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    This is the same as QList::append().
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    \sa dequeue(), head()
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    \fn T &QQueue::head()
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    Returns a reference to the queue's head item. This function
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    assumes that the queue isn't empty.
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    This is the same as QList::first().
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    \sa dequeue(), enqueue(), isEmpty()
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    \fn const T &QQueue::head() const
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    \overload
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    \fn T QQueue::dequeue()
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    Removes the head item in the queue and returns it. This function
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    assumes that the queue isn't empty.
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    This is the same as QList::takeFirst().
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    \sa head(), enqueue(), isEmpty()
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