Welcome! Today, we will delve into managing a document's editing history using stacks. Imagine building a text editor; you would need to handle actions like adding text, undoing, and redoing those changes. We will see how these features can be efficiently implemented using stacks
. By the end of this lesson, you will possess an in-depth understanding of applying stacks in practical scenarios.
Before starting the coding portion, let's dissect the methods we will implement. These methods will manage a document's edit history, allowing us to apply changes, undo them, and redo them effectively.
applyChange(String change)
: This method applies a change to the document. The change, represented as a string, is stored in a way that allows us to remember the order of applied changes. Any previously undone changes are discarded.undo()
: This method undoes the most recent change and allows us to store it for a possible redo. It returns the change that was undone. If there are no changes available to undo, it returnsnull
.redo()
: This method redoes the most recent undone change, making it active again. It returns the change that was redone. If there are no changes available to redo, it returnsnull
.getChanges()
: This method returns an array of all applied changes in the order they were applied.
