Mega Code Archive
Converts infix arithmetic expressions to postfix
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import java.io.IOException;
public class InToPost {
private Stack theStack;
private String input;
private String output = "";
public InToPost(String in) {
input = in;
int stackSize = input.length();
theStack = new Stack(stackSize);
}
public String doTrans() {
for (int j = 0; j < input.length(); j++) {
char ch = input.charAt(j);
switch (ch) {
case '+':
case '-':
gotOper(ch, 1);
break; // (precedence 1)
case '*': // it's * or /
case '/':
gotOper(ch, 2); // go pop operators
break; // (precedence 2)
case '(': // it's a left paren
theStack.push(ch); // push it
break;
case ')': // it's a right paren
gotParen(ch); // go pop operators
break;
default: // must be an operand
output = output + ch; // write it to output
break;
}
}
while (!theStack.isEmpty()) {
output = output + theStack.pop();
}
System.out.println(output);
return output; // return postfix
}
public void gotOper(char opThis, int prec1) {
while (!theStack.isEmpty()) {
char opTop = theStack.pop();
if (opTop == '(') {
theStack.push(opTop);
break;
}// it's an operator
else {// precedence of new op
int prec2;
if (opTop == '+' || opTop == '-')
prec2 = 1;
else
prec2 = 2;
if (prec2 < prec1) // if prec of new op less
{ // than prec of old
theStack.push(opTop); // save newly-popped op
break;
} else
// prec of new not less
output = output + opTop; // than prec of old
}
}
theStack.push(opThis);
}
public void gotParen(char ch){
while (!theStack.isEmpty()) {
char chx = theStack.pop();
if (chx == '(')
break;
else
output = output + chx;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
String input = "1+2*4/5-7+3/6";
String output;
InToPost theTrans = new InToPost(input);
output = theTrans.doTrans();
System.out.println("Postfix is " + output + '\n');
}
class Stack {
private int maxSize;
private char[] stackArray;
private int top;
public Stack(int max) {
maxSize = max;
stackArray = new char[maxSize];
top = -1;
}
public void push(char j) {
stackArray[++top] = j;
}
public char pop() {
return stackArray[top--];
}
public char peek() {
return stackArray[top];
}
public boolean isEmpty() {
return (top == -1);
}
}
}
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