THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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There are some key points around the use of priority queues in Qpid, discussed in the sections below.
Note: from version 0.18, the master copy of this documentation is in the AMQP Messaging Broker Java Book.
Defining Priority Queues
You must define a priority queue specifically before you start to use it. You cannot subsequently change a queue to/from a priority queue (without deleting it and re-creating).
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