PU Implement Stack using Queues

Jan 01, 1970

Implement the following operations of a stack using queues.

push(x) -- Push element x onto stack.
pop() -- Removes the element on top of the stack.
top() -- Get the top element.
empty() -- Return whether the stack is empty.

Note:

  • You must use only standard operations of a queue -- which means only push to back, peek/pop from front, size, and is empty operations are valid.
  • Depending on your language, queue may not be supported natively. You may simulate a queue by using a list or deque (double-ended queue), as long as you use only standard operations of a queue.
  • You may assume that all operations are valid (for example, no pop or top operations will be called on an empty stack).

Python Solution:

class MyStack(object):

    def __init__(self):
        """
        Initialize your data structure here.
        """
        self._queue = collections.deque()

    def push(self, x):
        """
        Push element x onto stack.
        :type x: int
        :rtype: void
        """
        self._queue.append(x)
        for _ in range(len(self._queue) - 1):
            self._queue.append(self._queue.popleft())

    def pop(self):
        """
        Removes the element on top of the stack and returns that element.
        :rtype: int
        """
        return self._queue.popleft()


    def top(self):
        """
        Get the top element.
        :rtype: int
        """
        return self._queue[0]

    def empty(self):
        """
        Returns whether the stack is empty.
        :rtype: bool
        """
        return not self._queue


# Your MyStack object will be instantiated and called as such:
# obj = MyStack()
# obj.push(x)
# param_2 = obj.pop()
# param_3 = obj.top()
# param_4 = obj.empty()

Summary:

  • Remember, together with implement queue with stack.

LeetCode: 225. Implement Stack using Queues