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225. Implement Stack using Queues (Easy)

Implement a last in first out (LIFO) stack using only two queues. The implemented stack should support all the functions of a normal queue (push, top, pop, and empty).

Implement the MyStack class:

• void push(int x) Pushes element x to the top of the stack.
• int pop() Removes the element on the top of the stack and returns it.
• int top() Returns the element on the top of the stack.
• boolean empty() Returns true if the stack is empty, false otherwise.

Notes:

• 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, the queue may not be supported natively. You may simulate a queue using a list or deque (double-ended queue), as long as you use only a queue's standard operations.

 

Example 1:

Input
["MyStack", "push", "push", "top", "pop", "empty"]
[[], [1], [2], [], [], []]
Output
[null, null, null, 2, 2, false]

Explanation
MyStack myStack = new MyStack();
myStack.push(1);
myStack.push(2);
myStack.top(); // return 2
myStack.pop(); // return 2
myStack.empty(); // return False

 

Constraints:

• 1 <= x <= 9
• At most 100 calls will be made to push, pop, top, and empty.
• All the calls to pop and top are valid.

 

Follow-up: Can you implement the stack such that each operation is amortized O(1) time complexity? In other words, performing n operations will take overall O(n) time even if one of those operations may take longer. You can use more than two queues.

Related Topics

[Stack] [Design]

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