SynchronousQueue ( Taken from another question )
SynchronousQueue is more of a handoff, whereas the LinkedBlockingQueue just allows a single element. The difference being that the put() call to a SynchronousQueue will not return until there is a corresponding take() call, but with a LinkedBlockingQueue of size 1, the put() call (to an empty queue) will return immediately. It's essentially the BlockingQueue implementation for when you don't really want a queue (you don't want to maintain any pending data).
LinkedBlockingQueue (LinkedList Implementation but Not Exactly JDK Implementation of LinkedList It uses static inner class Node to maintain Links between elements )
Constructor for LinkedBlockingQueue
public LinkedBlockingQueue(int capacity)
{
if (capacity < = 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
this.capacity = capacity;
last = head = new Node< E >(null); // Maintains a underlying linkedlist. ( Use when size is not known )
}
Node class Used to Maintain Links
static class Node<E> {
E item;
Node<E> next;
Node(E x) { item = x; }
}
3 . ArrayBlockingQueue ( Array Implementation )
Constructor for ArrayBlockingQueue
public ArrayBlockingQueue(int capacity, boolean fair)
{
if (capacity < = 0)
throw new IllegalArgumentException();
this.items = new Object[capacity]; // Maintains a underlying array
lock = new ReentrantLock(fair);
notEmpty = lock.newCondition();
notFull = lock.newCondition();
}
IMHO Biggest Difference between ArrayBlockingQueue and LinkedBlockingQueue is clear from constructor one has underlying data structure Array and other linkedList.
ArrayBlockingQueue uses single-lock double condition algorithm and LinkedBlockingQueue is variant of the "two lock queue" algorithm and it has 2 locks 2 conditions ( takeLock , putLock)
