Min Stack
Updated Jan 31, 2026
Problem
Design a stack that supports push, pop, top, and retrieving the minimum element in constant time.
Implement the MinStack class:
- MinStack() initializes the stack object.
- void push(int val) pushes the element val onto the stack.
- void pop() removes the element on the top of the stack.
- int top() gets the top element of the stack.
- int getMin() retrieves the minimum element in the stack.
You must implement a solution with O(1) time complexity for each function.
For this problem, you'll receive a list of operations and their arguments, and return a list of results.
Constraints
-2^31 <= val <= 2^31 - 1
Methods pop, top and getMin operations will always be called on non-empty stacks.
At most 3 * 10^4 calls will be made to push, pop, top, and getMin.
Examples
Example 1
Function Signature
def minStack(self, operations: list[tuple]) -> list
How to Submit
Implement a Solution class with a minStack method.
Your method will be called with the input parameters and should return the answer.