Given a string containing just the characters '('
, ')'
, '{'
, '}'
, '['
and ']'
, determine if the input string is valid.
An input string is valid if:
- Open brackets must be closed by the same type of brackets.
- Open brackets must be closed in the correct order.
Note that an empty string is also considered valid.
Example 1:
Input: "()" Output: true
Example 2:
Input: "()[]{}" Output: true
Example 3:
Input: "(]" Output: false
Example 4:
Input: "([)]" Output: false
Example 5:
Input: "{[]}" Output: true
Solution:
Iterate the string, use a stack to push element with (, {, [, when element is ), }, or ], stack.pop() to see if popped on is corresponding to the element.
Code:
public boolean isValid(String s) {
if (s == null || s.length() == 0) {
return true;
}
Stack<Character> stack = new Stack<>();
for (char c : s.toCharArray()) {
if (c == '(' || c == '{' || c == '[') {
stack.push(c);
} else if (stack.empty()) {
return false;
} else if (c == ')') {
if (stack.pop() != '(') {
return false;
}
} else if (c == '}') {
if (stack.pop() != '{') {
return false;
}
} else if (c == ']') {
if (stack.pop() != '[') {
return false;
}
}
}
return stack.empty();