Stack (C++)

A stack is a standard C++ container adapter, designed to be used in a LIFO context,[1] and is implemented with an interface/wrapper to the type passed to it as a template argument, which defaults to a deque.[2] It is so simple, that it can be described with just a sample interface:[3]

C++ Standard Library
Containers
C standard library
template<class T, Class C = deque<T> >
class std::stack {

    protected:

        C c;

    public:

        typedef typename C::value_type value_type;

        typedef typename C::size_type size_type;

        typedef C container_type;

        explicit stack(const C& a = C()) : c(a){} // Inherit the constructor

        bool empty() const { return c.empty(); }

        size_type size() const { return c.size(); }

        value_type& top() const { return c.back(); }

        const value_type& top() const { return c.back(); }

        void push(const value_type& n) { c.push_back(n); }

        void pop() { c.pop_back(); }

};

Overview of Functions
FunctionDescription
Element AccesstopGet a reference to the top element of the stack, does not pop it
ModifierspushPush an element onto the stack
popPop off the top element of the stack
SizesizeGet number of elements

References
  1. "stack - C++ Reference". cplusplus.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. Stroustrup, Bjarne (1997). C++ Programming Language. Addison-Wesley. pp. 475–476. ISBN 0201889544.
  3. Stroustrup, Bjarne (1997). C++ Programming Language. Addison-Wesley. pp. 475. ISBN 0201889544.
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