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PriorityBlockingQueue remove() method in Java

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
The remove(Object o) method of PriorityBlockingQueue is used to delete an element from this queue. This method removes a single instance of the element passed as the parameter, if it is present. It returns true if and only if the element was removed, else it returned false. Syntax: 
public boolean remove(Object o)
Parameter: This method accepts a mandatory parameter o which is the element to be removed from this queue, if present. Return Value: This method returns true if the specified element was removed successfully. Else this method returns false. Below programs illustrate remove() method in PriorityBlockingQueue: Program 1:
Output: 
Queue: [1, 2, 3, 4]

2 removed: true
Queue: [1, 4, 3]

5 removed: false
Queue: [1, 4, 3]
Output: 
Queue: [A Computer, Portal, Geeks, forGeeks]

Geeks removed: true
Queue: [A Computer, Portal, forGeeks]

SandeepJain removed: false
Queue: [A Computer, Portal, forGeeks]
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