evaluate postfix expression

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

// Structure to represent a stack
struct Stack {
    int* array;
    int top;
};

// Function to initialize an empty stack
void initializeStack(struct Stack* stack, int size) {
    stack->array = (int*)malloc(size * sizeof(int));
    stack->top = -1;
}

// Function to check if the stack is empty
int isEmpty(struct Stack* stack) {
    return (stack->top == -1);
}

// Function to push an element onto the stack
void push(struct Stack* stack, int value) {
    stack->array[++stack->top] = value;
}

// Function to pop an element from the stack
int pop(struct Stack* stack) {
    if (!isEmpty(stack)) {
        return stack->array[stack->top--];
    }
    return -1; // Return -1 for an empty stack (assuming all operands are positive integers)
}

// Function to evaluate a postfix expression
int evaluatePostfix(char* postfix) {
    struct Stack stack;
    initializeStack(&stack, 100); // Assuming a maximum size of 100 for the stack

    for (int i = 0; postfix[i] != '\0'; i++) {
        char currentChar = postfix[i];

        if (isdigit(currentChar)) {
            // If the current character is a digit, convert it to an integer and push onto the stack
            push(&stack, currentChar - '0');
        } else {
            // If the current character is an operator, pop two operands from the stack,
            // perform the operation, and push the result back onto the stack
            int operand2 = pop(&stack);
            int operand1 = pop(&stack);

            switch (currentChar) {
                case '+':
                    push(&stack, operand1 + operand2);
                    break;
                case '-':
                    push(&stack, operand1 - operand2);
                    break;
                case '*':
                    push(&stack, operand1 * operand2);
                    break;
                case '/':
                    if (operand2 != 0) {
                        push(&stack, operand1 / operand2);
                    } else {
                        printf("Error: Division by zero\n");
                        return -1; // Error: Division by zero
                    }
                    break;
                default:
                    printf("Error: Invalid operator\n");
                    return -1; // Error: Invalid operator
            }
        }
    }

    // The final result should be on the top of the stack
    return pop(&stack);
}

// Main function to test postfix expression evaluation
int main() {
    char postfixExpression[100];

    printf("Enter a postfix expression: ");
    scanf("%s", postfixExpression);

    int result = evaluatePostfix(postfixExpression);

    if (result != -1) {
        printf("Result of the postfix expression: %d\n", result);
    }

    return 0;
}
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