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stack.isEmpty() vs. stack.empty()

Adrian Adewunmi

Feb 8, 2024

Hi,

Referring to Problem 1's (Balanced Parentheses) solution - line 16, which method is more appropriate for testing for an empty stack - isEmpty() or empty()?

if (stack.isEmpty()) {
    return false;
}
OR
if (stack.empty()) {
    return false;
}

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APOORVA CHIKARAa year ago

isEmpty is a more description way which tells the function will return a boolean value. It is more descriptive way to define methods

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