Uses of Class java.awt.EventQueue (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.awt.EventQueue

- Packages that use EventQueue
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.

- - ### Uses of EventQueue in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that return EventQueue
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `EventQueue` | Toolkit.`getSystemEventQueue()` Get the application's or applet's EventQueue instance.
    `protected abstract EventQueue` | Toolkit.`getSystemEventQueueImpl()` Gets the application's or applet's `EventQueue` instance, without checking access.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type EventQueue
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | EventQueue.`push(EventQueue newEventQueue)` Replaces the existing `EventQueue` with the specified one.

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