edu.colorado.collections
Class LinkedStack<E>

java.lang.Object
  edu.colorado.collections.LinkedStack<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class LinkedStack<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable

A LinkedStack is a stack of references to Eobjects.

Limitations:

Beyond Int.MAX_VALUE items, size is wrong.

Java Source Code for this class:

http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~main/edu/colorado/collections/LinkedStack.java

See Also:

ArrayStack

Constructor Summary

LinkedStack()
Initialize an empty stack.

Method Summary

LinkedStack<E>	clone() Generate a copy of this stack.
boolean	isEmpty() Determine whether this stack is empty.
E	peek() Get the top item of this stack, without removing the item.
E	pop() Get the top item, removing it from this stack.
void	push(E item) Push a new item onto this stack.
int	size() Accessor method to determine the number of items in this stack.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LinkedStack

public LinkedStack()

Initialize an empty stack.

Parameters:

- - none

Postcondition:

This stack is empty.

Method Detail

clone

public LinkedStack<E> clone()

Generate a copy of this stack.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

- - none

Returns:

The return value is a copy of this stack. Subsequent changes to the copy will not affect the original, nor vice versa.

Throws:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError - Indicates insufficient memory for creating the clone.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Determine whether this stack is empty.

Parameters:

- - none

Returns:

true if this stack is empty; false otherwise.

peek

public E peek()

Get the top item of this stack, without removing the item.

Parameters:

- - none

Precondition:

This stack is not empty.

Returns:

the top item of the stack

Throws:

java.util.EmptyStackException - Indicates that this stack is empty.

pop

public E pop()

Get the top item, removing it from this stack.

Parameters:

- - none

Precondition:

This stack is not empty.

Postcondition:

The return value is the top item of this stack, and the item has been removed.

Throws:

java.util.EmptyStackException - Indicates that this stack is empty.

push

public void push(E item)

Push a new item onto this stack. The new item may be the null reference.

Parameters:

item - the item to be pushed onto this stack

Postcondition:

The item has been pushed onto this stack.

Throws:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError - Indicates insufficient memory for increasing the stack's capacity.

size

public int size()

Accessor method to determine the number of items in this stack.

Parameters:

- - none

Returns:

the number of items in this stack