Steps

1. How to initialize a Queue with 3 elements

The code below shows how to initialize a Queue with 3 elements.

import scala.collection.immutable.Queue
println("Step 1: How to initialize a Queue with 3 elements")
val queue1: Queue[String] = Queue("Plain Donut", "Strawberry Donut", "Chocolate Donut")
println(s"Elements of queue1 = $queue1")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 1: How to initialize a Queue with 3 elements
Elements of queue1 = Queue(Plain Donut, Strawberry Donut, Chocolate Donut)

NOTE:

• The Queue's elements are in First In First Out order (FIFO)

2. How to access elements at specific index in a Queue

The code below shows how to access elements at specific index in a Queue.

println("\nStep 2: How to access elements at specific index in a Queue")
println(s"Element at index 0 = ${queue1(0)}")
println(s"Element at index 0 = ${queue1(1)}")
println(s"Element at index 0 = ${queue1(2)}")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 2: How to access elements at specific index in a Queue
Element at index 0 = Plain Donut
Element at index 0 = Strawberry Donut
Element at index 0 = Chocolate Donut

3. How to add elements in a Queue using :+

The code below shows how to add elements in a Queue using :+.

println("\nStep 3: How to add elements in a Queue using :+")
val queue2: Queue[String] = queue1 :+ "Glazed Donut"
println(s"Elements of queue2 = $queue2")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 3: How to add elements in a Queue using :+
Elements of queue2 = Queue(Plain Donut, Strawberry Donut, Chocolate Donut, Glazed Donut)

4. How to add elements in Queue using enqueue function

The code below shows how to add elements in Queue using enqueue function.

println("\nStep 4: How to add elements in Queue using enqueue function")
val enqueue: Queue[String] = queue1.enqueue("Vanilla Donut")
println(s"Enqueue element Vanilla Donut onto queue1 = $enqueue")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 4: How to add elements in Queue using enqueue function
Enqueue element Vanilla Donut onto queue1 = Queue(Plain Donut, Strawberry Donut, Chocolate Donut, Vanilla Donut)

5. How to take the first element from the Queue using dequeue function

The code below shows how to take the first element from the Queue using dequeue function.

println("\nStep 5: How to take the first element from the Queue using dequeue function")
val dequeue: (String, Queue[String]) = queue1.dequeue
println(s"First element dequeue = ${dequeue._1}")
println(s"Remaining elements after dequeue = ${dequeue._2}")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 5: How to take the first element from the Queue using dequeue function
First element dequeue = Plain Donut
Remaining elements after dequeue = Queue(Strawberry Donut, Chocolate Donut)

NOTE:

• Calling dequeue returns a Tuple2 with the first element that was inserted to the Queue and the remaining elements of the queue.

6. How to add two Queues together using ++

The code below shows how to add two Queues together using ++

println("\nStep 6: How to add two Queues together using ++")
val queue3: Queue[String] = queue1 ++ Queue[String]("Glazed Donut", "Vanilla Donut")
println(s"Elements in queue3 = $queue3")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 6: How to add two Queues together using ++
Elements in queue3 = Queue(Plain Donut, Strawberry Donut, Chocolate Donut, Glazed Donut, Vanilla Donut)

7. How to initialize an empty Queue

The code below shows how to initialize an empty Queue.

println("\nStep 7: How to initialize an empty Queue")
val emptyQueue: Queue[String] = Queue.empty[String]
println(s"Empty Queue = $emptyQueue")

You should see the following output when you run your Scala application in IntelliJ:

Step 7: How to initialize an empty Queue
Empty Queue = Queue()