Circular Queue in Data Structure

Data Structure : Circular Queue

Circular Queue in data structure is a linear data structure in which the operations are performed based on FIFO (First In First Out) principle and the last position is connected back to the first position.

A circular queue overcomes the problem of unused space in normal queues, and it can be implemented on both arrays and linked list.

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Why Circular Queues are needed ?

When we talk about linear queues, once the queue becomes full, we can not insert more elements. Even though we dequeue a few of the elements, only once all the elements are dequeued then only queue is reset and then new elements can be inserted. The example of the same is shown in image below –

Circular Queues in Data Structures Limitations with Linear Queues

How Circular Queues work in Data Structure

Circular queues work very similarly as linear queues with minor addition and enhancements. Any circular queue as the following –

  • Front – The starting head of the circular queue
  • Rear – The ending tail of the circular queue
  • Enqueue Operation – Process of adding a new item in the queue
  • Dequeue Operation – Process of removing an existing item from the queue
  • Overflow Condition – When the queue is full
  • Underflow Condition – When queue is empty
  • Size – The max number of items the circular queue can hold
Circular Queues in Data Structure and Algorithms

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