Sorting a Stack Using an Additional Stack

Introduction

In computer science, a stack is a data structure that follows the Last In First Out (LIFO) principle. Sorting a stack means arranging its elements in a specific order. In this challenge, we will sort a stack using another stack as a buffer.

Skills Graph

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Problem

Given a stack, write a function to sort it in ascending order. You can use another stack as a buffer. The sorted stack should have the largest element at the top.

Requirements

To solve this problem, we need to consider the following requirements:

The largest element should be at the top of the sorted stack.

The stack can have duplicate values.

We can assume that we already have a stack class that can be used for this problem.

We can assume that the stack fits in memory.

Example Usage

Here are some examples of how the function should behave:

Empty stack -> None

One element stack -> The same element

Two or more element stack (general case) -> Sorted stack in ascending order

Already sorted stack -> The same stack

Sorting Stack Using Additional Stack