Home  |  Delphi .net Home  |  System.Collections.Queue  |  DeQueue Method
DeQueue  
Method  
Remove the item from the beginning of the current Queue
Queue Class
System.Collections NameSpace
CF1.  Function DeQueue ( ) : Object;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
The oldest item in the current queue is removed and returned. The Count is decremented.
Microsoft MSDN Links
System.Collections
System.Collections.Queue
 
 
A simple example
// Full Unit code.
// -------------------------------------------------------------
// Create a new WinForm application, double click the form to
// create an OnLoad event, and then replace the WinForm unit
// with this text.
 
unit WinForm;
 
interface
 
uses
  System.Drawing, System.Collections, System.ComponentModel,
System.Windows.Forms, System.Data;
 
type
  TWinForm = class(System.Windows.Forms.Form)
  \{REGION 'Designer Managed Code'\} // Note that REGION and ENREGION should be prefixed by a dollar sign
  strict private
    ///
    /// Required designer variable.
    ///

    Components: System.ComponentModel.Container;
    ///
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    ///

    procedure InitializeComponent;
    procedure TWinForm_Load(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
  {ENDREGION}
  strict protected
    ///
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    ///

    procedure Dispose(Disposing: Boolean); override;
  private
    { Private Declarations }
  public
    constructor Create;
  end;
 
  [assembly: RuntimeRequiredAttribute(TypeOf(TWinForm))]
 
implementation
 
\{REGION 'Windows Form Designer generated code'\}
///
/// Required method for Designer support -- do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
///

 
 
procedure TWinForm.InitializeComponent;
begin
  //
  // TWinForm
  //
  Self.AutoScaleBaseSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(5, 13);
  Self.ClientSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(292, 266);
  Self.Name := 'TWinForm';
  Self.Text := 'WinForm';
  Include(Self.Load, Self.TWinForm_Load);
end;
{ENDREGION}
 
procedure TWinForm.Dispose(Disposing: Boolean);
begin
  if Disposing then
  begin
    if Components <> nil then
      Components.Dispose();
  end;
  inherited Dispose(Disposing);
end;
 
constructor TWinForm.Create;
begin
  inherited Create;
  //
  // Required for Windows Form Designer support
  //
  InitializeComponent;
  //
  // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
  //
end;
 
procedure TWinForm.TWinForm_Load(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  System.Collections;

var
  MyQueue    : System.Collections.Queue;
  Enumerator : IEnumerator;

begin
  // Create our queue
  MyQueue := Queue.Create;

  // Add entries to the queue
  MyQueue.EnQueue('First');
  MyQueue.EnQueue('Second');
  MyQueue.Enqueue('Third');

  // Display the queue
  Console.WriteLine('Queue contains :');
  Console.WriteLine;
  Enumerator := MyQueue.GetEnumerator;
  while enumerator.MoveNext do
    Console.WriteLine(Enumerator.Current.ToString);

  Console.WriteLine;

  // Get 2 items from the queue
  Console.WriteLine('1st item from the queue : ' +
                    MyQueue.DeQueue.ToString);

  Console.WriteLine('2nd item from the queue : ' +
                    MyQueue.DeQueue.ToString);

  Console.WriteLine;

  // Display the queue again
  Console.WriteLine('Queue now contains :');
  Console.WriteLine;
  Enumerator := MyQueue.GetEnumerator;
  while enumerator.MoveNext do
    Console.WriteLine(Enumerator.Current.ToString);

  Console.Readline;
end.
 
end.
Hide full unit code
  Queue contains :
  
  First
  Second
  Third
  
  1st item from the queue : First
  2nd item from the queue : Second
  
  Queue now contains :
  
  Third
 
 
Delphi Programming © Neil Moffatt All rights reserved.  |  Contact the author