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Java The Stack Class

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Stack is a subclass of Vector that implements a standard last-in, first-out stack.

Stack only defines the default constructor, which creates an empty stack. The stack includes all the methods defined by Vector and adds several of its own.

Stack( )

Apart from the methods inherited from its parent class Vector, Stack defines the following methods −

Sr.No.Method & Description
1

boolean empty()

Tests if this stack is empty. Returns true if the stack is empty, and returns false if the stack contains elements.

2

Object peek( )

Returns the element on the top of the stack, but does not remove it.

3

Object pop( )

Returns the element on the top of the stack, removing it in the process.

4

Object push(Object element)

Pushes the element onto the stack. Element is also returned.

5

int search(Object element)

Searches for element in the stack. If found, its offset from the top of the stack is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned.

Example

The following program illustrates several of the methods supported by this collection

import java.util.*;
public class StackDemo {

   static void showpush(Stack st, int a) {
      st.push(new Integer(a));
      System.out.println("push(" + a + ")");
      System.out.println("stack: " + st);
   }

   static void showpop(Stack st) {
      System.out.print("pop -> ");
      Integer a = (Integer) st.pop();
      System.out.println(a);
      System.out.println("stack: " + st);
   }

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Stack st = new Stack();
      System.out.println("stack: " + st);
      showpush(st, 42);
      showpush(st, 66);
      showpush(st, 99);
      showpop(st);
      showpop(st);
      showpop(st);
      try {
         showpop(st);
      } catch (EmptyStackException e) {
         System.out.println("empty stack");
      }
   }
}

This will produce the following result

Output

stack: [ ]
push(42)
stack: [42]
push(66)
stack: [42, 66]
push(99)
stack: [42, 66, 99]
pop -> 99
stack: [42, 66]
pop -> 66
stack: [42]
pop -> 42
stack: [ ]
pop -> empty stack

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