Basic java Stack

BasicStack.java

public class BasicStack<X> {
	private X[] data;
	private int stackPointer;

	public BasicStack() {
		data = (X[]) new Object[1000];
		stackPointer = 0;
	}

	public void push(X newItem) {
		data[stackPointer++] = newItem;
	}

	public X pop() {
		if (stackPointer == 0) {
			throw new IllegalStateException("No more items in the stack");
		}
		return data[--stackPointer];

	}

	public boolean contains(X item) {
		boolean found = false;
		;
		for (int i = 0; i < stackPointer; i++) {
			if (data[i].equals(item)) {
				found = true;
				break;
			}

		}
		return found;
	}

	public X access(X item) {
		while (stackPointer > 0) {
			X tmpItem = pop();
			if (item.equals(tmpItem)) {
				return tmpItem;
			}

		}
		throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find this item on the stack: " + item);
	}

	public int size() {
		return stackPointer;
	}

}