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Stack Operations Visualization

A stack is a LIFO (Last In, First Out) data structure. Elements are added and removed from the top only. Perfect for function calls, expression evaluation, and undo operations.

Stack Size

0

Capacity

10

Top Element

Empty

Status

Empty

Push Operation

Time: O(1)

Pop Operation

Time: O(1)

Peek Operation

Time: O(1)

Utility

Stack is Empty
Top Element
Stack Elements
Stack Base

Stack Operations

Push(element)

Adds element to the top of the stack

Time: O(1), Space: O(1)

Pop()

Removes and returns top element

Time: O(1), Space: O(1)

Peek()/Top()

Returns top element without removing

Time: O(1), Space: O(1)

isEmpty()

Checks if stack is empty

Time: O(1), Space: O(1)

Applications

  • Function Calls: Call stack management
  • Expression Evaluation: Infix to postfix conversion
  • Parentheses Matching: Balanced brackets checking
  • Undo Operations: Text editors, IDEs
  • Browser History: Back button functionality
  • Recursion: Implementing recursive algorithms
  • Memory Management: Stack frames