Using stacks to store data
Stacks are an example of a linear data structure in C++. In this type of data structure, the order in which the data is entered into the data structure is very important. The last piece of data to be entered is the first piece of data to be deleted. That is why this is sometimes also referred to as the last in first out (LIFO) data structure. The process for entering data into a stack is called push, and the process of deleting data is called pop. Sometimes we just want to print the value at the top of the stack, without deleting or popping. The stack is used in a variety of areas in the games industry, but especially when creating a UI system for a game.
Getting ready
You need to have a working copy of Visual Studio installed on your Windows machine.
How to do it…
In this recipe, we will find out how easy it is to use the stack data structure. A stack is one of the easiest data structures to implement and is used in multiple areas:
- Open Visual Studio.
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