etl/docs/containers/queues/priority-queue.md
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---
title: "priority_queue"
---
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Header: `priority_queue.h`
Similar to: `std::priority_queue`
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A fixed capacity priority queue.
```cpp
etl::priority_queue<typename T, const size_t SIZE>
```
Inherits from `etl::ipriority_queue<T>`
`etl::ipriority_queue` may be used as a size independent pointer or reference type for any `etl::priority_queue` instance.
## Member types
```cpp
value_type T
size_type std::size_t
```
## Constructor
```cpp
etl::priority_queue<typename T, const size_t SIZE>();
```
## Element access
```cpp
T& top()
const T& top() const
```
**Description**
Returns a reference or const reference to the first element.
Undefined behaviour if the queue is empty.
## Capacity
```cpp
bool empty() const
```
**Description**
Returns `true` if the size of the queue is zero, otherwise `false`.
---
```cpp
bool full() const
```
**Description**
Returns `true` if the size of the queue is SIZE, otherwise `false`.
---
```cpp
size_t size() const
```
**Description**
Returns the size of the queue.
---
```cpp
size_t available() const
```
**Description**
Returns the remaining available capacity in the queue.
---
```cpp
size_t max_size() const
```
**Description**
Returns the maximum possible size of the queue.
---
```cpp
size_t capacity() const
```
**Description**
Returns the maximum possible size of the queue.
## Modifiers
```cpp
void push(const T& value);
void push(T&& value);
```
**Description**
Pushes a value to the queue.
If the queue is full then emits an `etl::queue_full error`.
If asserts or exceptions are not enabled then undefined behaviour occurs.
---
**C++03**
```cpp
void emplace(const T1& value1);
void emplace(const T1& value1, const T2& value2);
void emplace(const T1& value1, const T2& value2, const T3& value3);
void emplace(const T1& value1, const T2& value2, const T3& value3, const T4& value4);
```
**C++11**
```cpp
void emplace(Args&& args);
```
**Description**
Constructs an item in the the queue 'in place'.
C++03: Supports up to four constructor parameters.
Emits an `etl::queue_full` if the queue is full and `ETL_CHECK_PUSH_POP` is defined.
If asserts or exceptions are not enabled then undefined behaviour occurs.
---
```cpp
void pop();
```
**Description**
Pop a value from the front of the list.
Undefined behaviour if the queue is empty.
---
```cpp
void clear();
```
**Description**
Clears the queue to a size of zero.