Java Stack - lastElement() Method
The java.util.Stack.lastElement() method returns the last element (top element) of the stack.
Syntax
public E lastElement()
Here, E is the type of element maintained by the container.
Parameters
No parameter is required.
Return Value
Returns the last element of the stack.
Exception
Throws NoSuchElementException, if the stack is empty.
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.Stack.lastElement() method is used to display the content of the stack.
import java.util.*; public class MyClass { public static void main(String[] args) { //creating a stack Stack<Integer> MyStack = new Stack<Integer>(); //populating stack MyStack.push(10); MyStack.push(20); MyStack.push(30); MyStack.push(40); System.out.print("MyStack contains: "); while(MyStack.size() != 0) { System.out.print(MyStack.lastElement()+ " "); MyStack.pop(); } } }
The output of the above code will be:
MyStack contains: 40 30 20 10
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