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Added in API level 1

public class

Stack

extends Vector <E>

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.AbstractCollection <E>
	↳	java.util.AbstractList <E>
		↳	java.util.Vector <E>
			↳	java.util.Stack<E>

Class Overview

Stack is a Last-In/First-Out(LIFO) data structure which represents a stack of objects. It enables users to pop to and push from the stack, including null objects. There is no limit to the size of the stack.

Summary

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Inherited Fields

From class java.util.Vector

From class java.util.AbstractList

Public Constructors
	Stack () Constructs a stack with the default size of `Vector` .

Public Methods
boolean	empty () Returns whether the stack is empty or not.
synchronized E	peek () Returns the element at the top of the stack without removing it.
synchronized E	pop () Returns the element at the top of the stack and removes it.
E	push (E object) Pushes the specified object onto the top of the stack.
synchronized int	search ( Object o) Returns the index of the first occurrence of the object, starting from the top of the stack.

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Inherited Methods

From class java.util.Vector

synchronized boolean	add (E object) Adds the specified object at the end of this vector.
void	add (int location, E object) Adds the specified object into this vector at the specified location.
synchronized boolean	)">addAll ( Collection <? extends E> collection) Adds the objects in the specified collection to the end of this vector.
synchronized boolean	)">addAll (int location, Collection <? extends E> collection) Inserts the objects in the specified collection at the specified location in this vector.
synchronized void	addElement (E object) Adds the specified object at the end of this vector.
synchronized int	capacity () Returns the number of elements this vector can hold without growing.
void	clear () Removes all elements from this vector, leaving it empty.
synchronized Object	clone () Returns a new vector with the same elements, size, capacity and capacity increment as this vector.
boolean	contains ( Object object) Searches this vector for the specified object.
synchronized boolean	)">containsAll ( Collection <?> collection) Searches this vector for all objects in the specified collection.
synchronized void	copyInto ( Object[] elements) Attempts to copy elements contained by this `Vector` into the corresponding elements of the supplied `Object` array.
synchronized E	elementAt (int location) Returns the element at the specified location in this vector.
Enumeration <E>	elements () Returns an enumeration on the elements of this vector.
synchronized void	ensureCapacity (int minimumCapacity) Ensures that this vector can hold the specified number of elements without growing.
synchronized boolean	equals ( Object object) Compares the specified object to this vector and returns if they are equal.
synchronized E	firstElement () Returns the first element in this vector.
E	get (int location) Returns the element at the specified location in this vector.
synchronized int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
synchronized int	indexOf ( Object object, int location) Searches in this vector for the index of the specified object.
int	indexOf ( Object object) Searches in this vector for the index of the specified object.
synchronized void	insertElementAt (E object, int location) Inserts the specified object into this vector at the specified location.
synchronized boolean	isEmpty () Returns if this vector has no elements, a size of zero.
synchronized E	lastElement () Returns the last element in this vector.
synchronized int	lastIndexOf ( Object object, int location) Searches in this vector for the index of the specified object.
synchronized int	lastIndexOf ( Object object) Searches in this vector for the index of the specified object.
synchronized E	remove (int location) Removes the object at the specified location from this vector.
boolean	remove ( Object object) Removes the first occurrence, starting at the beginning and moving towards the end, of the specified object from this vector.
synchronized boolean	)">removeAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all occurrences in this vector of each object in the specified Collection.
synchronized void	removeAllElements () Removes all elements from this vector, leaving the size zero and the capacity unchanged.
synchronized boolean	removeElement ( Object object) Removes the first occurrence, starting at the beginning and moving towards the end, of the specified object from this vector.
synchronized void	removeElementAt (int location) Removes the element found at index position `location` from this `Vector` .
void	removeRange (int start, int end) Removes the objects in the specified range from the start to the, but not including, end index.
synchronized boolean	)">retainAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all objects from this vector that are not contained in the specified collection.
synchronized E	set (int location, E object) Replaces the element at the specified location in this vector with the specified object.
synchronized void	setElementAt (E object, int location) Replaces the element at the specified location in this vector with the specified object.
synchronized void	setSize (int length) Sets the size of this vector to the specified size.
synchronized int	size () Returns the number of elements in this vector.
synchronized List <E>	subList (int start, int end) Returns a List of the specified portion of this vector from the start index to one less than the end index.
synchronized <T> T[]	toArray (T[] contents) Returns an array containing all elements contained in this vector.
synchronized Object[]	toArray () Returns a new array containing all elements contained in this vector.
synchronized String	toString () Returns the string representation of this vector.
synchronized void	trimToSize () Sets the capacity of this vector to be the same as the size.

From class java.util.AbstractList

boolean	add (E object) Adds the specified object at the end of this List.
void	add (int location, E object) Inserts the specified object into this List at the specified location.
boolean	)">addAll (int location, Collection <? extends E> collection) Inserts the objects in the specified Collection at the specified location in this List.
void	clear () Removes all elements from this list, leaving it empty.
boolean	equals ( Object object) Compares the specified object to this list and return true if they are equal.
abstract E	get (int location) Returns the element at the specified location in this list.
int	hashCode () Returns the hash code of this list.
int	indexOf ( Object object) Searches this list for the specified object and returns the index of the first occurrence.
Iterator <E>	iterator () Returns an iterator on the elements of this list.
int	lastIndexOf ( Object object) Searches this list for the specified object and returns the index of the last occurrence.
ListIterator <E>	listIterator (int location) Returns a list iterator on the elements of this list.
ListIterator <E>	listIterator () Returns a ListIterator on the elements of this list.
E	remove (int location) Removes the object at the specified location from this list.
void	removeRange (int start, int end) Removes the objects in the specified range from the start to the end index minus one.
E	set (int location, E object) Replaces the element at the specified location in this list with the specified object.
List <E>	subList (int start, int end) Returns a part of consecutive elements of this list as a view.

From class java.util.AbstractCollection

boolean	add (E object) Attempts to add `object` to the contents of this `Collection` (optional).
boolean	)">addAll ( Collection <? extends E> collection) Attempts to add all of the objects contained in `collection` to the contents of this `Collection` (optional).
void	clear () Removes all elements from this `Collection` , leaving it empty (optional).
boolean	contains ( Object object) Tests whether this `Collection` contains the specified object.
boolean	)">containsAll ( Collection <?> collection) Tests whether this `Collection` contains all objects contained in the specified `Collection` .
boolean	isEmpty () Returns if this `Collection` contains no elements.
abstract Iterator <E>	iterator () Returns an instance of `Iterator` that may be used to access the objects contained by this `Collection` .
boolean	remove ( Object object) Removes one instance of the specified object from this `Collection` if one is contained (optional).
boolean	)">removeAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all occurrences in this `Collection` of each object in the specified `Collection` (optional).
boolean	)">retainAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all objects from this `Collection` that are not also found in the `Collection` passed (optional).
abstract int	size () Returns a count of how many objects this `Collection` contains.
<T> T[]	toArray (T[] contents) Returns an array containing all elements contained in this `Collection` .
Object[]	toArray () Returns a new array containing all elements contained in this `Collection` .
String	toString () Returns the string representation of this `Collection` .

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone () Creates and returns a copy of this `Object` .
boolean	equals ( Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize () Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class <?>	getClass () Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify () Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll () Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString () Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait () Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait (long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait (long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

From interface java.lang.Iterable

From interface java.util.Collection

abstract boolean	add (E object) Attempts to add `object` to the contents of this `Collection` (optional).
abstract boolean	)">addAll ( Collection <? extends E> collection) Attempts to add all of the objects contained in `Collection` to the contents of this `Collection` (optional).
abstract void	clear () Removes all elements from this `Collection` , leaving it empty (optional).
abstract boolean	contains ( Object object) Tests whether this `Collection` contains the specified object.
abstract boolean	)">containsAll ( Collection <?> collection) Tests whether this `Collection` contains all objects contained in the specified `Collection` .
abstract boolean	equals ( Object object) Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
abstract int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
abstract boolean	isEmpty () Returns if this `Collection` contains no elements.
abstract Iterator <E>	iterator () Returns an instance of `Iterator` that may be used to access the objects contained by this `Collection` .
abstract boolean	remove ( Object object) Removes one instance of the specified object from this `Collection` if one is contained (optional).
abstract boolean	)">removeAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all occurrences in this `Collection` of each object in the specified `Collection` (optional).
abstract boolean	)">retainAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all objects from this `Collection` that are not also found in the `Collection` passed (optional).
abstract int	size () Returns a count of how many objects this `Collection` contains.
abstract <T> T[]	toArray (T[] array) Returns an array containing all elements contained in this `Collection` .
abstract Object[]	toArray () Returns a new array containing all elements contained in this `Collection` .

From interface java.util.List

abstract boolean	add (E object) Adds the specified object at the end of this `List` .
abstract void	add (int location, E object) Inserts the specified object into this `List` at the specified location.
abstract boolean	)">addAll ( Collection <? extends E> collection) Adds the objects in the specified collection to the end of this `List` .
abstract boolean	)">addAll (int location, Collection <? extends E> collection) Inserts the objects in the specified collection at the specified location in this `List` .
abstract void	clear () Removes all elements from this `List` , leaving it empty.
abstract boolean	contains ( Object object) Tests whether this `List` contains the specified object.
abstract boolean	)">containsAll ( Collection <?> collection) Tests whether this `List` contains all objects contained in the specified collection.
abstract boolean	equals ( Object object) Compares the given object with the `List` , and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
abstract E	get (int location) Returns the element at the specified location in this `List` .
abstract int	hashCode () Returns the hash code for this `List` .
abstract int	indexOf ( Object object) Searches this `List` for the specified object and returns the index of the first occurrence.
abstract boolean	isEmpty () Returns whether this `List` contains no elements.
abstract Iterator <E>	iterator () Returns an iterator on the elements of this `List` .
abstract int	lastIndexOf ( Object object) Searches this `List` for the specified object and returns the index of the last occurrence.
abstract ListIterator <E>	listIterator (int location) Returns a list iterator on the elements of this `List` .
abstract ListIterator <E>	listIterator () Returns a `List` iterator on the elements of this `List` .
abstract E	remove (int location) Removes the object at the specified location from this `List` .
abstract boolean	remove ( Object object) Removes the first occurrence of the specified object from this `List` .
abstract boolean	)">removeAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all occurrences in this `List` of each object in the specified collection.
abstract boolean	)">retainAll ( Collection <?> collection) Removes all objects from this `List` that are not contained in the specified collection.
abstract E	set (int location, E object) Replaces the element at the specified location in this `List` with the specified object.
abstract int	size () Returns the number of elements in this `List` .
abstract List <E>	subList (int start, int end) Returns a `List` of the specified portion of this `List` from the given start index to the end index minus one.
abstract <T> T[]	toArray (T[] array) Returns an array containing all elements contained in this `List` .
abstract Object[]	toArray () Returns an array containing all elements contained in this `List` .

Public Constructors

public Stack ()

Added in API level 1

Constructs a stack with the default size of Vector .

Public Methods

public boolean empty ()

Added in API level 1

Returns whether the stack is empty or not.

Returns

true if the stack is empty, false otherwise.

public synchronized E peek ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the element at the top of the stack without removing it.

Returns

the element at the top of the stack.

Throws

EmptyStackException	if the stack is empty.

public synchronized E pop ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the element at the top of the stack and removes it.

Returns

the element at the top of the stack.

Throws

EmptyStackException	if the stack is empty.

public E push (E object)

Added in API level 1

Pushes the specified object onto the top of the stack.

Parameters

object	The object to be added on top of the stack.

Returns

the object argument.

public synchronized int search ( Object o)

Added in API level 1

Returns the index of the first occurrence of the object, starting from the top of the stack.

Parameters

o	the object to be searched.

Returns

the index of the first occurrence of the object, assuming that the topmost object on the stack has a distance of one.

Results

Interfaces

Classes

Enums

Exceptions

Errors

Stack

Class Overview

Summary

Public Constructors

public Stack ()

Public Methods

public boolean empty ()

Returns

public synchronized E peek ()

Returns

Throws

See Also

public synchronized E pop ()

Returns

Throws

See Also

public E push (E object)

Parameters

Returns

See Also

public synchronized int search ( Object o)

Parameters

Returns