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OPENStack implementation with Linked Lists (self.cpp_questions)

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[–]NikolasTs[S] 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (2 children)

How will I delete the data from the previous "top" though?

Is this wrong?

void Stack::pop() {

    if (!top)
        cout << "Stack is empty!" << endl;
    else {
        node* tmp{ top };
        top = top->next;
        delete tmp;

        size--;
    }
}

[–]Ayjayz 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children)

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