how can I get the top element of model-view stack in openGL? -

i want save top element, pop it, push new stack, , push saved element stack. suppose glgetfloatv(gl_modelview_matrix, matrix) fills matrix whole model-view stack not top element, right?

glgetfloatv(gl_modelview_matrix, matrix) fills matrix whole model-view stack not top element, right?

you think wrong. gets topmost element , glloadmatrix sets topmost element.