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PHP 7 Data Structures and Algorithms

You're reading from   PHP 7 Data Structures and Algorithms Implement linked lists, stacks, and queues using PHP

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786463890
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mizanur Rahman Mizanur Rahman
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Preface 1. Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding PHP Arrays 3. Using Linked Lists 4. Constructing Stacks and Queues 5. Applying Recursive Algorithms - Recursion 6. Understanding and Implementing Trees 7. Using Sorting Algorithms 8. Exploring Search Options 9. Putting Graphs into Action 10. Understanding and Using Heaps 11. Solving Problems with Advanced Techniques 12. PHP Built-In Support for Data Structures and Algorithms 13. Functional Data Structures with PHP

Understanding complexity of stack operations

Here is the time complexity of different stack operations. For the worst case, the time complexities for stack operations are as follows:

Operation

Time Complexity

pop

O(1)

push

O(1)

top

O(1)

isEmpty

O(1)

Since the stack operates at one end that remembers the top of the stack all the time, if we want to search for an item in the stack, it means we have to search through the whole list. It is the same for accessing a particular item in the stack. Although it is not good practice to use stack for these sorts of operations, if we want to do so, we have to remember that the time complexity is based on more than general stack operations.

Operation

Time Complexity

Access

O(n)

Search

O(n)

The space complexity for stack is always O(n).

So far, we have seen how to implement stack using...

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