TheAlgorithms-C/data_structures/stack/stack.c
2020-06-28 15:25:37 +00:00

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/*
author: Christian Bender
This is the implementation of the (generic) stack.
The implementation uses the dynamic memory management and the principle
of data hiding.
*/
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "stack.h"
/*
actual stack data structure
This pointer will pointing at the actual field (of void * pointers)
that represents the stack.
*/
void **array;
/* the current capacity of the stack */
int max = 10;
/* counter variable for counting the elements of the stack. */
int counter = 0;
/*
offset address
points at the top element of the stack.
*/
int offset = -1;
void initStack()
{
array = malloc(sizeof(void *) * max);
assert(array); /* tests whether pointer is assigned to memory. */
}
/*
grow: increases the stack by 10 elements.
This utility function isn't part of the public interface
*/
void grow()
{
max += 10; /* increases the capacity */
int i; // for the loop
void **tmp = malloc(sizeof(void *) * max);
/* copies the elements from the origin array in the new one. */
for (i = 0; i < max - 10; i++)
{
*(tmp + i) = *(array + i);
}
/*free the memory */
free(array);
array = tmp;
}
/* push: pushs the argument onto the stack */
void push(void *object)
{
assert(object); /* tests whether pointer isn't null */
if (counter < max)
{
offset++; /* increases the element-pointer */
/*
moves pointer by the offset address
pushs the object onto stack
*/
*(array + offset) = object;
/* increases the inner counter */
counter++;
}
else /* stack is full */
{
grow(); /* lets grow stack */
push(object); /* recursive call */
}
}
/*
pop: pops the top element of the stack from the stack.
*/
void *pop()
{
void *top = *(array + offset);
/* check pointers */
assert(top);
/* if use the pop-function, stack must not empty. */
assert(!isEmpty());
/* decreases the offset address for pointing of
the new top element */
offset--;
/* decreases the inner counter */
counter--;
return top;
}
/*
size: gets the number of elements of the stack.
*/
int size() { return counter; }
/*
isEmpty(): returns 1 if stack is empty otherwise 0.
*/
int isEmpty() { return counter == 0; }
/*
top: returns the top element from the stack without removing it.
*/
void *top()
{
/* offset address points to the top element */
return array[offset];
}