Create Postfix from infix experssion.






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this article create postfix experssion from an infix experssion.
Introduction
Ali reza zareian.
This is a simple program that creates postfix expression from an infix expression. What is an infix expression?
(a+b)/d is a simple one. The infix expression is regular for mathematic. it means when u want to calculate this u must
Add a with b at the first time then divided with d.
If we change this expression to postfix. We have this one ab+d/.
What is the useful of postfix?
At first we don't need parantes.Second we can write a program to calculate this expression easier than infix expression.
What is this program?
This programe use a simple algoritm to change infix to postfix.Just sees the example
Before I should say I use stack in this program.
Infix Program =(a+b)/d
Input Stack output
( (
a ( a
+ (+ a
b (+ ab
) ab+
/ / ab+
d ab+d
No empty ab+d/
Main method of this program!?
1) private int isOperand(char chrTemp);
2) private int isOperator(char chrTemp);
3) public string createPrifex();
1) isOperand check character if they are in this set.{'*','/','+','-','^','('}
If true we add this character to stack.
2)isOperator check character if they are in this set.{'*','/','+','-','^'}
This method check the stack and pop all the operator except '('.
3)createPrifix method create postfix from infix use isOperand and isOperator.
PesoCode
For (the first infix character ) to last character
{
If (is operand) add to stack
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If (it is ')' ) pop stack and send it to output
Else send other character to output
}
}