Programming and Data Structures

Debasis Samanta
Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Spring-2017
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Today’s discussion…

*Stack *Queue
* Basic principles * Basic principles
* Operation of stack * Operation of queue
* Stack using Array * Queue using Array
* Stack using Linked List * Queue using Linked List
* Applications of stack * Applications of queue

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Basic Idea
•A stack is an Abstract Data Type (ADT), commonly used in most
programming languages. It is named stack as it behaves like a real-
world stack, for example – a deck of cards or a pile of plates, etc.

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Stack Representation

• Can be implemented by means of Array, Structure, Pointers and

Linked List.
• Stack can either be a fixed size or dynamic.
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 push

pop

create
STACK
isempty

isfull

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STACK: Last-In-First-Out (LIFO)
• void push (stack *s, int element);
/* Insert an element in the stack */
• int pop (stack *s);
/* Remove and return the top element */
• void create (stack *s);
/* Create a new stack */
• int isempty (stack *s);
/* Check if stack is empty */
• int isfull (stack *s);
/* Check if stack is full */

Assumption: stack contains integer elements!

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 Stack using Array

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Push using Stack

PUSH

top
top

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Pop using Stack

POP

top
top

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 Stack using Linked List

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Push using Linked List

PUSH OPERATION

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Pop using Linked List

POP OPERATION

top

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Basic Idea
• In the array implementation, we would:
• Declare an array of fixed size (which determines the maximum
size of the stack).

• Keep a variable which always points to the “top” of the stack.

• Contains the array index of the “top” element.
• In the linked list implementation, we would:
• Maintain the stack as a linked list.
• A pointer variable top points to the start of the list.
• The first element of the linked list is considered as the stack top.
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Declaration

#define MAXSIZE 100 struct lifo

{
struct lifo int value;
{ struct lifo *next;
int st[MAXSIZE]; };
int top; typedef struct lifo
}; stack;
typedef struct lifo
stack; stack *top;
stack s;

ARRAY LINKED LIST

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Stack Creation

void create (stack *s) void create (stack **top)

{ {
s->top = -1; *top = NULL;
/* s->top points to /* top points to NULL,
last element indicating empty
pushed in; stack */
initially -1 */ }
}

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 Pushing an element into stack

void push (stack *s, int element) void push (stack **top, int element)
{ {
stack *new;
if (s->top == (MAXSIZE-1))
{ new = (stack *)malloc (sizeof(stack));
printf (“\n Stack overflow”); if (new == NULL)
exit(-1); {
} printf (“\n Stack is full”);
exit(-1);
else
}
{
s->top++; new->value = element;
s->st[s->top] = element; new->next = *top;
} *top = new;
}
}

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Popping an element from stack

int pop (stack **top)

{
int pop (stack *s) int t;
{ stack *p;
if (s->top == -1) if (*top == NULL)
{ {
printf (“\n Stack underflow”); printf (“\n Stack is empty”);
exit(-1);
exit(-1); }
} else
else {
{ t = (*top)->value;
p = *top;
return (s->st[s->top--]); *top = (*top)->next;
} free (p);
} return t;
}
}

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Checking for stack empty

int isempty (stack *s) int isempty (stack *top)

{ {
if (s->top == -1) if (top == NULL)
return 1; return (1);
else else
return (0); return (0);
} }

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Checking for Stack Full

int isempty (stack *s) int isempty (stack *top)

{ {
if (s->top == -1) if (top == NULL)
return 1; return (1);
else else
return (0); return (0);
} }

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Example: A Stack using an Array
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAXSIZE 100
struct lifo
{
int st[MAXSIZE];
int top;
};
typedef struct lifo stack;
main() {
stack A, B;
create(&A);
create(&B);
push(&A,10);
push(&A,20);
push(&A,30);
push(&B,100);
push(&B,5);
printf (“%d %d”, pop(&A), pop(&B));
push (&A, pop(&B));
if (isempty(&B))
printf (“\n B is empty”);
return;
}

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Example: A Stack using Linked List
#include <stdio.h>
struct lifo
{
int value;
struct lifo *next;
};
typedef struct lifo stack;
main() {
stack *A, *B;
create(&A);
create(&B);
push(&A,10);
push(&A,20);
push(&A,30);
push(&B,100);
push(&B,5);
printf (“%d %d”, pop(&A), pop(&B));
push (&A, pop(&B));
if (isempty(B))
printf (“\n B is empty”);
return;
}

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Applications of Stacks
• Direct applications:
• Page-visited history in a Web browser
• Undo sequence in a text editor
• Chain of method calls in the Java Virtual Machine
• Validate XML

• Indirect applications:
• Auxiliary data structure for algorithms
• Component of other data structures

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Infix and Postfix Notations
• Infix: operators placed between operands:
A+B*C
• Postfix: operands appear before their operators:-
ABC*+
• There are no precedence rules to learn in postfix notation, and
parentheses are never needed

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 Infix to Postfix
Infix Postfix
A+B AB+
A+B*C ABC*+
(A + B) * C AB+C*
A+B*C+D ABC*+D+
(A + B) * (C + D) AB+CD+*
A*B+C*D AB*CD*+

A+B* C  (A + (B * C))  (A + (B C *) )  A B C * +

A + B * C + D  ((A + (B * C)) + D )  ((A + (B C*) )+ D) 

((A B C *+) + D)  A B C * + D +
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Infix to postfix conversion
• Use a stack for processing operators (push and pop operations).
• Scan the sequence of operators and operands from left to right and
perform one of the following:
• output the operand,
• push an operator of higher precedence,
• pop an operator and output, till the stack top contains operator of a lower
precedence and push the present operator.

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The algorithm steps
1. Print operands as they arrive.
2. If the stack is empty or contains a left parenthesis on top, push the incoming operator onto
the stack.
3. If the incoming symbol is a left parenthesis, push it on the stack.
4. If the incoming symbol is a right parenthesis, pop the stack and print the operators until you
see a left parenthesis. Discard the pair of parentheses.
5. If the incoming symbol has higher precedence than the top of the stack, push it on the stack.
6. If the incoming symbol has equal precedence with the top of the stack, use association. If
the association is left to right, pop and print the top of the stack and then push the incoming
operator. If the association is right to left, push the incoming operator.
7. If the incoming symbol has lower precedence than the symbol on the top of the stack, pop
the stack and print the top operator. Then test the incoming operator against the new top of
stack.
8. At the end of the expression, pop and print all operators on the stack. (No parentheses
should remain.)
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Infix to Postfix Conversion
Requires operator precedence information

Operands:
Add to postfix expression.

Close parenthesis:
pop stack symbols until an open parenthesis appears.

Operators:
Pop all stack symbols until a symbol of lower precedence appears. Then push
the operator.

End of input:
Pop all remaining stack symbols and add to the expression.

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Infix to Postfix Rules
Current Operator Postfix string
Expression: symbol Stack
1 A A
A * (B + C * D) + E 2 * * A
3 ( *( A
becomes
4 B *( AB

ABC D * +* E+ 5 + *(+ AB
6 C *(+ ABC
7 * *(+* ABC
8 D *(+* ABCD
Postfix notation
9 ) * ABCD*+
is also called as
10 + + ABCD*+*
Reverse Polish
Notation (RPN) 11 E + ABCD*+*E
12 ABCD*+*E+

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Basic Idea
• Queue is an abstract data structure, somewhat similar to Stacks. Unlike
stacks, a queue is open at both its ends. One end is always used to
insert data (enqueue) and the other is used to remove data (dequeue).

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Queue Representation

• As in stacks, a queue can also be implemented using Arrays, Linked-

lists, Pointers and Structures.

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 enqueue

dequeue

create
QUEUE
isempty

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QUEUE: First-In-First-Out (LIFO)
void enqueue (queue *q, int element);
/* Insert an element in the queue */
int dequeue (queue *q);
/* Remove an element from the queue */
queue *create();
/* Create a new queue */
int isempty (queue *q);
/* Check if queue is empty */
int size (queue *q);
/* Return the no. of elements in queue */

Assumption: queue contains integer elements!

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 Queue using Linked List

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Basic Idea
• Basic idea:
• Create a linked list to which items would be added to one end and
deleted from the other end.
• Two pointers will be maintained:
• One pointing to the beginning of the list (point from where
elements will be deleted).
• Another pointing to the end of the list (point where new
elements will be inserted). Rear

Front DELETION INSERTION

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Queue: Linked List Structure

ENQUEUE

front rear

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Queue: Linked List Structure

DEQUEUE

front rear

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Example :Queue using Linked List
struct qnode
{
int val;
struct qnode *next;
};

struct queue
{
struct qnode *qfront, *qrear;
};
typedef struct queue QUEUE;

void enqueue (QUEUE *q,int element)

{
struct qnode *q1;
q1=(struct qnode *)malloc(sizeof(struct qnode));
q1->val= element;
q1->next=q->qfront;
q->qfront=q1;
}

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Example :Queue using Linked List
int size (queue *q)
{
queue *q1;
int count=0;
q1=q;
while(q1!=NULL) int dequeue (queue *q)
{ {
q1=q1->next; int val;
count++; queue *q1,*prev;
} q1=q;
return count; while(q1->next!=NULL)
} {
prev=q1;
q1=q1->next;
}
val=q1->val;
int peek (queue *q) prev->next=NULL;
{ free(q1);
queue *q1; return (val);
q1=q; }
while(q1->next!=NULL)
q1=q1->next;
return (q1->val);
}

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Problem With Array Implementation
• The size of the queue depends on the number and order of enqueue
and dequeue.
• It may be situation where memory is available but enqueue is not
possible.
ENQUEUE DEQUEUE
Effective queuing storage area of array gets reduced.
0 N

front
front rearrear

Use of circular array indexing

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Applications of Queues
• Direct applications:-
• Waiting lists
• Access to shared resources (e.g., printer)
• Multiprogramming

• Indirect applications:-
• Auxiliary data structure for algorithms
• Component of other data structures

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You may post your question(s) at the “Discussion

Forum” maintained in the course Web page.
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Problems to ponder…

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Problems for practice…

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