C++ Program to Evaluate an Expression using Stacks

This C++ program, using a stack data strucure, computes value of postfix expression which pushes operands and pops these values on encountering an operator.

Here is the source code of the C++ program to display the value of the postfix expression given as input. This C++ program is successfully compiled and run on DevCpp, a C++ compiler. The program output is given below.

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/*
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 * C++ Program to Evaluate an Expression using Stacks

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 */
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#include <iostream>
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#include <conio.h>
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#include <string.h>
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using namespace std;
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struct node
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{
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    int data;
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    node *next;
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}*p = NULL, *top = NULL, *save = NULL, *ptr;

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void push(int x)
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{
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    p = new node;
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    p->data = x;
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    p->next = NULL;
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    if (top == NULL)
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    {
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        top = p;
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        save = top; 
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        top = p;
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        p->next = save;
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    }
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}
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char pop()
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{
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    if (top == NULL)
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    {
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        cout<<"underflow!!";
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    }
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    else
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    {
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        ptr = top;
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        top = top->next;
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        return(ptr->data);
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        delete ptr;
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    }
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}
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int main()
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{
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    char x[30];
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    int a, b;
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    cout<<"enter the balanced expression\n";

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    cin>>x;
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    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(x); i++)
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    {
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        if (x[i] >= 48 && x[i] <= 57)
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            push(x[i]-'0');
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        else if (x[i] >= 42 && x[i] <= 47)

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        {
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            a=pop();
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            b=pop();
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            switch(x[i])
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            {
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            case '+':
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                push(a+b);
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                break;
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            case '-':
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                push(a-b);
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                break;
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            case '*':
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                push(a*b);
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                break;
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            case '/':      
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                push(a/b);
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                break;
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            }
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        }
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    }
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    cout<<"ans is "<<pop()<<endl;
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    getch();
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}
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Output
enter the balanced expression
567+8-/
ans is -1

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