Introduction

Greetings! Today, we're drawing back the curtains on Stacks in JavaScript, a crucial data structure. A stack is like a pile of dishes: you add a dish to the top (Last In) and take it from the top (First Out). This Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) principle exemplifies the stack. JavaScript executes stacks effortlessly using Arrays. This lesson will illuminate the stack data structure, operations, and their JavaScript applications. Are you ready to start?

Understanding Stack: A Data Structure on the Rise

A stack is an elongated storehouse permitting Push (addition) and Pop (removal) operations. It's akin to a stack of plates in a cafeteria where plates are added (pushed) and removed (popped) from the top. No plate can be taken from the middle or the bottom, exemplifying a Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) operation.

Utilizing Arrays as Stacks in JavaScript

To create a stack, JavaScript employs a built-in data structure known as an Array. For the Push operation, we use push(), which adds an element at the array's end. For the operation, there's the function that removes the last element, simulating the removal of the 'top' element in a stack. Here's how it looks:

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