Getting an enumerator that iterates through the Stack in C#

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

Stack<T>.GetEnumerator Method is used to get an IEnumerator that iterates through the Stack. And it comes under the System.Collections.Generic namespace. Syntax:

public System.Collections.Generic.Stack<T>.Enumerator GetEnumerator ();

Below programs illustrate the use of the above-discussed method: Example 1:

csharp

// C# program to illustrate the
// Stack<T>.GetEnumerator Method
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class GFG {

    // Driver code
    public static void Main()
    {

        // Creating a Stack of strings
        Stack<string> myStack = new Stack<string>();

        // Inserting the elements into the Stack
        myStack.Push("Geeks");
        myStack.Push("Geeks Classes");
        myStack.Push("Noida");
        myStack.Push("Data Structures");
        myStack.Push("GeeksforGeeks");

        // To get an Enumerator
        // for the Stack
        IEnumerator<string> enumerator = 
         myStack.GetEnumerator();

        // If MoveNext passes the end of the
        // collection, the enumerator is positioned
        // after the last element in the Stack
        // and MoveNext returns false.
        while (enumerator.MoveNext()) {

            Console.WriteLine(enumerator.Current);
        }
    }
}

Output:

GeeksforGeeks
Data Structures
Noida
Geeks Classes
Geeks

Example 2:

csharp

// C# code to illustrate the
// Stack<T>.GetEnumerator Method
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class GFG {

    // Driver code
    public static void Main()
    {

        // Creating a Stack of integers
        Stack<int> myStack = new Stack<int>();

        // Inserting the elements into the Stack
        myStack.Push(2);
        myStack.Push(3);
        myStack.Push(4);
        myStack.Push(5);
        myStack.Push(6);

        // To get an Enumerator
        // for the Stack
        IEnumerator<int> enumerator = 
        myStack.GetEnumerator();

        // If MoveNext passes the end of the
        // collection, the enumerator is positioned
        // after the last element in the Stack
        // and MoveNext returns false.
        while (enumerator.MoveNext()) {

            Console.WriteLine(enumerator.Current);
        }
    }
}

Output:

Note:

The foreach statement of the C# language hides the complexity of the enumerators. Therefore, using foreach is recommended, instead of directly manipulating the enumerator.
Enumerators can be used to read the data in the collection, but they cannot be used to modify the underlying collection.
Current returns the same object until either MoveNext or Reset is called. MoveNext sets Current to the next element.
An enumerator remains valid as long as the collection remains unchanged. If changes are made to the collection, such as adding, modifying, or deleting elements, the enumerator is irrecoverably invalidated and its behavior is undefined.
This method is an O(1) operation.