BalancedBrackets.java

package DataStructures.Stacks;

import java.util.Stack;

/**
 * The nested brackets problem is a problem that determines if a sequence of brackets are properly
 * nested. A sequence of brackets s is considered properly nested if any of the following conditions
 * are true: - s is empty - s has the form (U) or [U] or {U} where U is a properly nested string - s
 * has the form VW where V and W are properly nested strings For example, the string "()()[()]" is
 * properly nested but "[(()]" is not. The function called is_balanced takes as input a string S
 * which is a sequence of brackets and returns true if S is nested and false otherwise.
 *
 * @author akshay sharma
 * @author <a href="https://github.com/khalil2535">khalil2535<a>
 * @author shellhub
 */
class BalancedBrackets {

  /**
   * Check if {@code leftBracket} and {@code rightBracket} is paired or not
   *
   * @param leftBracket left bracket
   * @param rightBracket right bracket
   * @return {@code true} if {@code leftBracket} and {@code rightBracket} is paired, otherwise
   *     {@code false}
   */
  public static boolean isPaired(char leftBracket, char rightBracket) {
    char[][] pairedBrackets = {
      {'(', ')'},
      {'[', ']'},
      {'{', '}'},
      {'<', '>'}
    };
    for (char[] pairedBracket : pairedBrackets) {
      if (pairedBracket[0] == leftBracket && pairedBracket[1] == rightBracket) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Check if {@code brackets} is balanced
   *
   * @param brackets the brackets
   * @return {@code true} if {@code brackets} is balanced, otherwise {@code false}
   */
  public static boolean isBalanced(String brackets) {
    if (brackets == null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("brackets is null");
    }
    Stack<Character> bracketsStack = new Stack<>();
    for (char bracket : brackets.toCharArray()) {
      switch (bracket) {
        case '(':
        case '[':
        case '{':
          bracketsStack.push(bracket);
          break;
        case ')':
        case ']':
        case '}':
          if (bracketsStack.isEmpty() || !isPaired(bracketsStack.pop(), bracket)) {
            return false;
          }
          break;
        default: /* other character is invalid */
          return false;
      }
    }
    return bracketsStack.isEmpty();
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    assert isBalanced("[()]{}{[()()]()}");
    assert !isBalanced("[(])");
  }
}