As the title described, you should only use two stacks to implement a queue's actions.
The queue should supportpush(element)
,pop()
andtop()
where pop is pop the first(a.k.a front) element in the queue.
Both pop and top methods should return the value of first element.
Have you met this question in a real interview?
Yes
Example
push(1)
pop() // return 1
push(2)
push(3)
top() // return 2
pop() // return 2
implement it by two stacks, do not use any other data structure and push, pop and top should be O(1) byAVERAGE.
class Queue {
public:
stack<int> stack1;
stack<int> stack2;
Queue\(\) {
// do intialization if necessary
}
void push\(int element\) {
// write your code here
stack1.push\(element\);
}
int pop\(\) {
// write your code here
if \(!stack2.empty\(\)\) {
int top = stack2.top\(\);
stack2.pop\(\);
return top;
}
moveElements\(\);
if \(!stack2.empty\(\)\) {
int top = stack2.top\(\);
stack2.pop\(\);
return top;
} else {
return -1;
}
}
int top\(\) {
// write your code here
if \(!stack2.empty\(\)\) {
return stack2.top\(\);
}
moveElements\(\);
if \(!stack2.empty\(\)\) {
return stack2.top\(\);
} else {
return -1;
}
}
private:
void moveElements\(\) {
while \(!stack1.empty\(\)\) {
stack2.push\(stack1.top\(\)\);
stack1.pop\(\);
}
}
};