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# struct::queue(n) 1.4.6 tcllib "Tcl Data Structures"

## Name

struct::queue - Create and manipulate queue objects

## Synopsis

- package require Tcl 8.5 9
- package require struct::queue ?1.4.6?

- queueName option ?arg arg ...?
- queueName clear
- queueName destroy
- queueName get ?count?
- queueName peek ?count?
- queueName put item ?item ...?
- queueName unget item
- queueName size

## Description

The ::struct namespace contains a commands for processing finite queues.

It exports a single command, ::struct::queue. All functionality provided here can be reached through a subcommand of this command.

Note: As of version 1.4.1 of this package a critcl based C implementation is available. This implementation however requires Tcl 8.4 to run.

The ::struct::queue command creates a new queue object with an associated global Tcl command whose name is queueName. This command may be used to invoke various operations on the queue. It has the following general form:

queueName option ?arg arg ...?

  Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible for queue objects:

queueName clear

  Remove all items from the queue.

queueName destroy

  Destroy the queue, including its storage space and associated command.

queueName get ?count?

  Return the front count items of the queue and remove them from the queue. If count is not specified, it defaults to 1. If count is 1, the result is a simple string; otherwise, it is a list. If specified, count must be greater than or equal to 1. If there are not enough items in the queue to fulfull the request, this command will throw an error.

queueName peek ?count?

  Return the front count items of the queue, without removing them from the queue. If count is not specified, it defaults to 1. If count is 1, the result is a simple string; otherwise, it is a list. If specified, count must be greater than or equal to 1. If there are not enough items in the queue to fulfull the request, this command will throw an error.

queueName put item ?item ...?

  Put the item or items specified into the queue. If more than one item is given, they will be added in the order they are listed.

queueName unget item

  Put the item into the queue, at the front, i.e. before any other items already in the queue. This makes this operation the complement to the method get.

queueName size

  Return the number of items in the queue.

## Bugs, Ideas, Feedback

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## Keywords

graph, list, matrix, pool, prioqueue, record, set, skiplist, stack, tree

## Category

Data structures