Java ArrayDeque Class: removeLast() Method

public E removeLast()

The removeLast() method is used to retrieve and remove the last element of a given deque. This method differs from pollLast only in that it throws an exception if this deque is empty.

Package: java.util

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

removeLast()

Return Value:

the tail of this deque

Return Value Type: E - the type of elements held in this collection

Throws:

NoSuchElementException - if this deque is empty

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Example: Java ArrayDeque Class: removeLast() Method

import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.Deque;

public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      
      // Create an array deque 
      Deque<Integer> deque = new ArrayDeque<Integer>(8);

      // Use add() method to add elements in the deque
      deque.add(100);
      deque.add(200);
      deque.add(150);
      deque.add(95);  
      deque.add(200); 

      // Print all the elements of the original deque
      System.out.println("Elements of the original deque:");
      for (Integer number : deque) {
         System.out.println("Number = " + number);
      }

     // removeLast() removes element at last position
      int rv  = deque.removeLast();
      System.out.println("Element removed is: " + rv);


      // Print all the elements available in deque after pushing two elements using removeFirst()
      System.out.println("New deque:");
      for (Integer number : deque) {
         System.out.println("Number = " + number);
      }
   }
}

Output:

Elements of the original deque:
Number = 100
Number = 200
Number = 150
Number = 95
Number = 200
Element removed is: 200
New deque:
Number = 100
Number = 200
Number = 150
Number = 95

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