fields

private static final int DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY = 11;
transient Object[] queue;
private int size = 0;
private final Comparator<? super E> comparator;
transient int modCount = 0;

private static final int MAX_ARRAY_SIZE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 8;

constructs

    public PriorityQueue() {
        this(DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY, null);
    }

    public PriorityQueue(int initialCapacity) {
        this(initialCapacity, null);
    }

    public PriorityQueue(Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
        this(DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY, comparator);
    }

    public PriorityQueue(int initialCapacity,
                         Comparator<? super E> comparator) {
        // Note: This restriction of at least one is not actually needed,
        // but continues for 1.5 compatibility
        if (initialCapacity < 1)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        this.queue = new Object[initialCapacity];
        this.comparator = comparator;
    }

    public PriorityQueue(PriorityQueue<? extends E> c) {
        this.comparator = (Comparator<? super E>) c.comparator();
        initFromPriorityQueue(c);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public PriorityQueue(SortedSet<? extends E> c) {
        this.comparator = (Comparator<? super E>) c.comparator();
        initElementsFromCollection(c);
    }

    private void initFromPriorityQueue(PriorityQueue<? extends E> c) {
        if (c.getClass() == PriorityQueue.class) {
            this.queue = c.toArray();
            this.size = c.size();
        } else {
            initFromCollection(c);
        }
    }

    private void initElementsFromCollection(Collection<? extends E> c) {
        Object[] a = c.toArray();
        // If c.toArray incorrectly doesn't return Object[], copy it.
        if (a.getClass() != Object[].class)
            a = Arrays.copyOf(a, a.length, Object[].class);
        int len = a.length;
        if (len == 1 || this.comparator != null)
            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
                if (a[i] == null)
                    throw new NullPointerException();
        this.queue = a;
        this.size = a.length;
    }