Monday, September 14, 2015

Implement Stack using Queues

Implement the following operations of a stack using queues.
  • push(x) -- Push element x onto stack.
  • pop() -- Removes the element on top of the stack.
  • top() -- Get the top element.
  • empty() -- Return whether the stack is empty.
Notes:
  • You must use only standard operations of a queue -- which means only push to backpeek/pop from frontsize, and is empty operations are valid.
  • Depending on your language, queue may not be supported natively. You may simulate a queue by using a list or deque (double-ended queue), as long as you use only standard operations of a queue.
  • You may assume that all operations are valid (for example, no pop or top operations will be called on an empty stack).
Update (2015-06-11):
The class name of the Java function had been updated to MyStack instead of Stack.
Solution:
class MyStack {
    LinkedList stack = new LinkedList();
    
    // Push element x onto stack.
    public void push(int x) {
        if (stack.isEmpty()) {
            stack.add(x);
            return;
        }
        
        LinkedList temp = new LinkedList();
        
        while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
            temp.add(stack.poll());
        }
        
        stack.add(x);
        while (!temp.isEmpty()) {
            stack.add(temp.poll());
        }
    }

    // Removes the element on top of the stack.
    public void pop() {
        stack.poll();
    }

    // Get the top element.
    public int top() {
        return stack.peek();
    }

    // Return whether the stack is empty.
    public boolean empty() {
        return stack.isEmpty();
    }
}

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