A valid parentheses string is either empty ("")
, "(" + A + ")"
, or A + B
, where A
and B
are valid parentheses strings, and +
represents string concatenation. For example, ""
, "()"
, "(())()"
, and "(()(()))"
are all valid parentheses strings.
A valid parentheses string S
is primitive if it is nonempty, and there does not exist a way to split it into S = A+B
, with A
and B
nonempty valid parentheses strings.
Given a valid parentheses string S
, consider its primitive decomposition: S = P_1 + P_2 + ... + P_k
, where P_i
are primitive valid parentheses strings.
Return S
after removing the outermost parentheses of every primitive string in the primitive decomposition of S
.
Example 1:
Input: "(()())(())" Output: "()()()" Explanation: The input string is "(()())(())", with primitive decomposition "(()())" + "(())". After removing outer parentheses of each part, this is "()()" + "()" = "()()()".
Example 2:
Input: "(()())(())(()(()))" Output: "()()()()(())" Explanation: The input string is "(()())(())(()(()))", with primitive decomposition "(()())" + "(())" + "(()(()))". After removing outer parentheses of each part, this is "()()" + "()" + "()(())" = "()()()()(())".
Example 3:
Input: "()()" Output: "" Explanation: The input string is "()()", with primitive decomposition "()" + "()". After removing outer parentheses of each part, this is "" + "" = "".
public String removeOuterParentheses(String S) {
String result = "";
Stack<String> s1 = new Stack<String>();
Stack<String> s2 = new Stack<String>();
for(int i=0;i<S.length();i++){
//System.out.println(S.charAt(i));
if(s1.size() == 0){
s1.push(S.charAt(i)+"");
}
else if(s1.size() > 0){
if(("(").equals(S.charAt(i)+"")){
s2.push(S.charAt(i)+"");
result = result+S.charAt(i);
}
else if(s2.size() > 0 && (")").equals(S.charAt(i)+"")){
s2.pop();
result = result+S.charAt(i);
}
else{
s1.pop();
}
}
}
return result;
}