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BlockingQueue - sentinel value

Pho Tek
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From the javadoc

A BlockingQueue does not accept null elements. Implementations throw NullPointerException on attempts to add, put or offer a null. A null is used as a sentinel value to indicate failure of poll operations.

What is actually a "sentinel value" ?

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Shahnawaz Shakil
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Below link will help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_value
 
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