下面是一个简单的例子，你可以用它来进行初步学习:

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.PriorityQueue;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.Random;

public class PQExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //PriorityQueue with Comparator
        Queue<Customer> cpq = new PriorityQueue<>(7, idComp);
        addToQueue(cpq);
        pollFromQueue(cpq);
    }

    public static Comparator<Customer> idComp = new Comparator<Customer>(){

        @Override
        public int compare(Customer o1, Customer o2) {
            return (int) (o1.getId() - o2.getId());
        }

    };

    //utility method to add random data to Queue
    private static void addToQueue(Queue<Customer> cq){
        Random rand = new Random();
        for(int i=0;i<7;i++){
            int id = rand.nextInt(100);
            cq.add(new Customer(id, "KV"+id));
        }
    }


    private static void pollFromQueue(Queue<Customer> cq){
        while(true){
            Customer c = cq.poll();
            if(c == null) break;
            System.out.println("Customer Polled : "+c.getId() + " "+ c.getName());
        }
    }

}

使用构造函数重载，它接受Comparator<?super E>比较器，并传入一个比较器，它会按照排序顺序进行比较。如果你给出一个你想要如何排序的例子，如果你不确定的话，我们可以提供一些示例代码来实现比较器。(其实很简单。)

正如在其他地方所说:offer和add只是不同的接口方法实现。在JDK源代码中，添加calls offer。虽然add和offer通常具有潜在的不同行为，因为offer能够表示由于大小限制而不能添加值，但这种差异在PriorityQueue中是无关的，因为PriorityQueue是无界的。

下面是一个优先级队列按字符串长度排序的例子:

// Test.java
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.PriorityQueue;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Comparator<String> comparator = new StringLengthComparator();
        PriorityQueue<String> queue = new PriorityQueue<String>(10, comparator);
        queue.add("short");
        queue.add("very long indeed");
        queue.add("medium");
        while (queue.size() != 0) {
            System.out.println(queue.remove());
        }
    }
}

// StringLengthComparator.java
import java.util.Comparator;

public class StringLengthComparator implements Comparator<String> {
    @Override
    public int compare(String x, String y) {
        // Assume neither string is null. Real code should
        // probably be more robust
        // You could also just return x.length() - y.length(),
        // which would be more efficient.
        if (x.length() < y.length()) {
            return -1;
        }
        if (x.length() > y.length()) {
            return 1;
        }
        return 0;
    }
}

输出如下:

短 媒介 确实很长

Priority Queue has some priority assigned to each element, The element with Highest priority appears at the Top Of Queue. Now, It depends on you how you want priority assigned to each of the elements. If you don't, the Java will do it the default way. The element with the least value is assigned the highest priority and thus is removed from the queue first. If there are several elements with the same highest priority, the tie is broken arbitrarily. You can also specify an ordering using Comparator in the constructor PriorityQueue(initialCapacity, comparator)

示例代码:

PriorityQueue<String> queue1 = new PriorityQueue<>();
queue1.offer("Oklahoma");
queue1.offer("Indiana");
queue1.offer("Georgia");
queue1.offer("Texas");
System.out.println("Priority queue using Comparable:");
while (queue1.size() > 0) {
    System.out.print(queue1.remove() + " ");
}
PriorityQueue<String> queue2 = new PriorityQueue(4, Collections.reverseOrder());
queue2.offer("Oklahoma");
queue2.offer("Indiana");
queue2.offer("Georgia");
queue2.offer("Texas");
System.out.println("\nPriority queue using Comparator:");
while (queue2.size() > 0) {
    System.out.print(queue2.remove() + " ");
}

输出:

Priority queue using Comparable:
Georgia Indiana Oklahoma Texas 
Priority queue using Comparator:
Texas Oklahoma Indiana Georgia 

除此之外，你还可以定义Custom Comparator:

import java.util.Comparator;

public class StringLengthComparator implements Comparator<String>
{
    @Override
    public int compare(String x, String y)
    {
        //Your Own Logic
    }
}

只需将适当的Comparator传递给构造函数:

PriorityQueue(int initialCapacity, Comparator<? super E> comparator)

offer和add之间的唯一区别是它们所属的接口。offer属于Queue<E>接口，而add最初出现在Collection<E>接口。除此之外，这两种方法做的事情完全相同——将指定的元素插入优先级队列。

给它一个比较器。在T的位置填入你想要的类型

Java 8+:

int initialCapacity = 10;
PriorityQueue<T> pq = new PriorityQueue<>(initialCapacity, (e1, e2) -> { return e1.compareTo(e2); });

经典的方法，使用匿名类:

int initialCapacity = 10;
PriorityQueue<T> pq = new PriorityQueue<>(initialCapacity, new Comparator<T> () {

    @Override
    public int compare(T e1, T e2) {
        return e1.compareTo(e2);
    }

});

要按相反的顺序排序，只需交换e1和e2。

在这里，我们可以定义用户定义的比较器:

以下代码:

 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator; 


 class Checker implements Comparator<String>
 {
    public int compare(String str1, String str2)
    {
        if (str1.length() < str2.length()) return -1;
        else                               return 1;
    }
 }


class Main
{  
   public static void main(String args[])
    {  
      PriorityQueue<String> queue=new PriorityQueue<String>(5, new Checker());  
      queue.add("india");  
      queue.add("bangladesh");  
      queue.add("pakistan");  
 
      while (queue.size() != 0)
      {
         System.out.printf("%s\n",queue.remove());
      }
   }  
}  

输出: 印度 巴基斯坦 孟加拉国

提供和添加方法的区别:链接