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Generic stack based on vector
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/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "C++ Templates - The Complete Guide"
* by David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 2002
*
* (C) Copyright David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <deque>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <vector>
#include <stdexcept>
template <typename T, typename CONT = std::vector<T> >
class Stack {
private:
CONT elems; // elements
public:
void push(T const&); // push element
void pop(); // pop element
T top() const; // return top element
bool empty() const { // return whether the stack is empty
return elems.empty();
}
};
template <typename T, typename CONT>
void Stack<T,CONT>::push (T const& elem)
{
elems.push_back(elem); // append copy of passed elem
}
template <typename T, typename CONT>
void Stack<T,CONT>::pop ()
{
if (elems.empty()) {
throw std::out_of_range("Stack<>::pop(): empty stack");
}
elems.pop_back(); // remove last element
}
template <typename T, typename CONT>
T Stack<T,CONT>::top () const
{
if (elems.empty()) {
throw std::out_of_range("Stack<>::top(): empty stack");
}
return elems.back(); // return copy of last element
}
int main()
{
try {
// stack of ints:
Stack<int> intStack;
// stack of doubles which uses a std::deque<> to manage the elements
Stack<double,std::deque<double> > dblStack;
// manipulate int stack
intStack.push(7);
std::cout << intStack.top() << std::endl;
intStack.pop();
// manipulate double stack
dblStack.push(42.42);
std::cout << dblStack.top() << std::endl;
dblStack.pop();
}
catch (std::exception const& ex) {
std::cerr << "Exception: " << ex.what() << std::endl;
return EXIT_FAILURE; // exit program with ERROR status
}
}
7
42.42
Exception: Stack::pop(): empty stack
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