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- (* Stack.sig *)
-
- (* This module implements stacks (LIFOs), with in-place modification. *)
-
- type 'a t;
- (* The type of stacks containing elements of type ['a]. *)
-
- exception Empty;
- (* Raised when [pop] is applied to an empty stack. *)
-
- val new: unit -> '_a t;
- (* Return a new stack, initially empty. *)
- val push: 'a -> 'a t -> unit;
- (* [push x s] adds the element [x] at the top of stack [s]. *)
- val pop: 'a t -> 'a;
- (* [pop s] removes and returns the topmost element in stack [s],
- or raises [Empty] if the stack is empty. *)
- val peek: 'a t -> 'a;
- (* [pop s] returns the topmost element in stack [s],
- without removing it, or raises [Empty] if the stack is empty. *)
- val update: 'a -> 'a t -> unit;
- (* [update x s] replaces the top element of stack [s] with [x]. *)
- val null: 'a t -> bool;
- (* [null s] returns true iff stack [s] is empty. *)
- val clear : 'a t -> unit;
- (* Discard all elements from a stack. *)
-