Blocking queue interface is the part of Java.util.concurrent package. Blocking queue is specially designed for producer consumer queues and also support collection. This interface is divided into four parts of methods to support all types of operation which can be performed over the queue. It doesn't accept null keys. ArrayBlockingQueue and LinkedBlockingQueue both implements Blocking queue interface
ArrayBlockingQueue and LinkedBlockingQueue both stores elements in FIFO order. In both queues Insertion of element always happened at the tail of the queue and removal of the element always happened from the head of the queue.
| Sr. No. | Key | ArrayBlockingQueue | LinkedBlockingQueue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic | It is backed by Array | It is backed by Linked list |
| 2 | Bounded | It is bounded array queue . Therefore Once created, the capacity cannot be changed | It is unbounded queue |
| 3 | Throughput | It has lower throughput than Linked queues queues | Linked queues have higher throughput than array-based queues |
| 4. | Lock | It uses single-lock double condition algorithm | It has putLock for inserting element in the queue and takeLock for removing elements from the queue |