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#155 - Min Stack

Problem Description

Design a stack that supports push, pop, top, and retrieving the minimum element in constant time.

Implement the MinStack class:

  • MinStack() initializes the stack object.
  • void push(int val) pushes the element val onto the stack.
  • void pop() removes the element on the top of the stack.
  • int top() gets the top element of the stack.
  • int getMin() retrieves the minimum element in the stack.

You must implement a solution with O(1) time complexity for each function.

Solution

var MinStack = function() {
  this.stack = [];
};

/**
 * @param {number} val
 * @return {void}
 */
MinStack.prototype.push = function(val) {
  this.stack.push({ val, min: this.stack.length ? Math.min(val, this.getMin()) : val });
};

/**
 * @return {void}
 */
MinStack.prototype.pop = function() {
  this.stack.pop();
};

/**
 * @return {number}
 */
MinStack.prototype.top = function() {
  return this.stack[this.stack.length - 1].val;
};

/**
 * @return {number}
 */
MinStack.prototype.getMin = function() {
  return this.stack.length ? this.stack[this.stack.length - 1].min : 0;
};