Ruby | Queue deq() function

The deq() is an inbuilt function in Ruby returns the element in the front of the queue and removes it from the queue.

Syntax: q_name.deq()

Parameters: The function does not takes any element.

Return Value: It returns the first element which is at the front of the queue and removes it from the queue.

Example 1:




#Ruby program for deq function in Queue
  
#Create a new QUEUE q1
q1 = Queue.new
  
#push 5
     q1.push(5)
  
#push 6
         q1.push(6)
  
#Prints the top - most element and also pops it
             puts q1.deq
  
                 puts q1.deq


Output:

5
6

Example 2:




#Ruby program for deq function in Queue
  
#Create a new QUEUE q1
q1 = Queue.new
  
#push 12
     q1.push(12)
  
#push 21
         q1.push(21)
  
#Prints the top - most element and also pops it
             puts q1.deq
  
                 puts q1.deq


Output:

12
21

Reference: https://devdocs.io/ruby~2.5/queue#method-i-deq



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