Stacks.java

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package org.eigenbase.util;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Utilities to make vanilla lists look like stacks.
 */
public class Stacks {
  private Stacks() {
  }

  /**
   * Returns the most recently added element in the stack. Throws if the
   * stack is empty.
   */
  public static <T> T peek(List<T> stack) {
    return stack.get(stack.size() - 1);
  }

  /**
   * Adds an element to the stack.
   */
  public static <T> void push(List<T> stack, T element) {
    stack.add(element);
  }

  /**
   * Removes an element from the stack. Asserts of the element is not the
   * one last added; throws if the stack is empty.
   */
  public static <T> void pop(List<T> stack, T element) {
    assert stack.get(stack.size() - 1) == element;
    stack.remove(stack.size() - 1);
  }
}

// End Stacks.java