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Hi all,
I have a code which inserts the elements in the priority queue using offer and add method.I am just unable to figure out the order of sorting.
The code is

Now,why does 7 comes before 4 and 6 if the priority queue maintains the natural order.
Please guide me through...
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From the Javadoc of its iterator() method, which is used internally when printing:

Returns an iterator over the elements in this queue. The iterator does not return the elements in any particular order.


This is also said in the class' main Javadoc:

he Iterator provided in method iterator() is not guaranteed to traverse the elements of the priority queue in any particular order. If you need ordered traversal, consider using Arrays.sort(pq.toArray()).

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The priority is only guaranteed for poll(), peek(), remove() and element().
 
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