Stack.java

/* Stack.java - Class that provides a Last In First Out (LIFO)
   datatype, known more commonly as a Stack
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package java.util;

/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
 * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
 * plus online API docs for JDK 1.2 beta from http://www.javasoft.com.
 * Status:  Believed complete and correct

/**
 * Stack provides a Last In First Out (LIFO) data type, commonly known
 * as a Stack.  Stack itself extends Vector and provides the additional
 * methods for stack manipulation (push, pop, peek). You can also seek for
 * the 1-based position of an element on the stack.
 *
 * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
 * @see List
 * @see AbstractList
 * @see LinkedList
 * @since 1.0
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public class Stack extends Vector
{
  // We could use Vector methods internally for the following methods,
  // but have used Vector fields directly for efficiency (i.e. this
  // often reduces out duplicate bounds checking).

  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1224463164541339165L;

  /**
   * This constructor creates a new Stack, initially empty
   */
  public Stack()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Pushes an Object onto the top of the stack.  This method is effectively
   * the same as addElement(item).
   *
   * @param item the Object to push onto the stack
   * @return the Object pushed onto the stack
   * @see Vector#addElement(Object)
   */
  public Object push(Object item)
  {
    // When growing the Stack, use the Vector routines in case more
    // memory is needed.
    // Note: spec indicates that this method *always* returns obj passed in!

    addElement(item);
    return item;
  }

  /**
   * Pops an item from the stack and returns it.  The item popped is
   * removed from the Stack.
   *
   * @return the Object popped from the stack
   * @throws EmptyStackException if the stack is empty
   */
  public synchronized Object pop()
  {
    if (elementCount == 0)
      throw new EmptyStackException();

    modCount++;
    Object obj = elementData[--elementCount];

    // Set topmost element to null to assist the gc in cleanup.
    elementData[elementCount] = null;
    return obj;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the top Object on the stack without removing it.
   *
   * @return the top Object on the stack
   * @throws EmptyStackException if the stack is empty
   */
  public synchronized Object peek()
  {
    if (elementCount == 0)
      throw new EmptyStackException();

    return elementData[elementCount - 1];
  }

  /**
   * Tests if the stack is empty.
   *
   * @return true if the stack contains no items, false otherwise
   */
  public synchronized boolean empty()
  {
    return elementCount == 0;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the position of an Object on the stack, with the top
   * most Object being at position 1, and each Object deeper in the
   * stack at depth + 1.
   *
   * @param o The object to search for
   * @return The 1 based depth of the Object, or -1 if the Object
   *         is not on the stack
   */
  public synchronized int search(Object o)
  {
    int i = elementCount;
    while (--i >= 0)
      if (equals(o, elementData[i]))
        return elementCount - i;
    return -1;
  }
}