ASP.NET Stack

The Stack class embodies a highly efficient and intuitive last-in-first-out (LIFO) data structure, providing a robust means of organizing a collection of Objects. Following the push-pop paradigm, it offers the ability to seamlessly add items to the Stack (push) and subsequently retrieve them (pop) in reverse order, adhering to the Last In First Out principle.

When items are pushed onto the Stack, they are stored in a sequential manner, with the most recent addition occupying the topmost position. This arrangement ensures that the last item added to the Stack is the first to be retrieved. As elements are continuously added to the Stack, the capacity dynamically adjusts to accommodate the growing collection. This process is accomplished through automatic reallocation, eliminating the need for manual intervention and ensuring optimal space utilization.

Stack.Push(Object) : Add (Push) an item in the Stack data structure.
VB.Net
Dim st As New Stack st.Push("Sunday")
C#
Stack st = new Stack(); st.Push("Sunday");
Object Stack.Pop() : Return the last object in the Stack
VB.Net
st.pop()
C#
st.pop();

The following ASP.NET program push seven days in a week and bing it to a ListBox control.

Default.aspx
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head id="Head1" runat="server"> <title>Untitled Page</title> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" onclick="Button1_Click" Text="Button" /> <br /> <asp:ListBox ID="ListBox1" runat="server"></asp:ListBox><br /> </div> </form> </body> </html>
Full Source | C#
using System; using System.Collections; public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page { protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Stack st = new Stack(); st.Push("Sunday"); st.Push("Monday"); st.Push("Tuesday"); st.Push("Wednesday"); st.Push("Thursday"); st.Push("Friday"); st.Push("Saturday"); ListBox1.DataSource = st; ListBox1.DataBind(); } }
Full Source | VB.NET
Partial Class _Default Inherits System.Web.UI.Page Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim st As New Stack st.Push("Sunday") st.Push("Monday") st.Push("Tuesday") st.Push("Wednesday") st.Push("Thursday") st.Push("Friday") st.Push("Saturday") ListBox1.DataSource = st ListBox1.DataBind() End Sub End Class

Conclusion

The saving of time is a benefit in case of developers because they can rely on the LIFO property of the Stack class which makes it be a separate class. Therefore, developers will be able to regulate their data either way in any given tight situation. Whatever the method that we choose (introducing call tracking functions, or turning the steps to which the user is moving undoing/redoing or applying depth-first search) the Stack has the requirements to be a friendly and flexible storage unit operating in the acyclic graph background.






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