1249. Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses (M)

Minimum Remove to Make Valid Parentheses (M)

题目

Given a string s of '(' , ')' and lowercase English characters.

Your task is to remove the minimum number of parentheses ( '(' or ')', in any positions ) so that the resulting parentheses string is valid and return any valid string.

Formally, a parentheses string is valid if and only if:

• It is the empty string, contains only lowercase characters, or
• It can be written as AB (A concatenated with B), where A and B are valid strings, or
• It can be written as (A), where A is a valid string.

Example 1:

Input: s = "lee(t(c)o)de)"
Output: "lee(t(c)o)de"
Explanation: "lee(t(co)de)" , "lee(t(c)ode)" would also be accepted.

Example 2:

Input: s = "a)b(c)d"
Output: "ab(c)d"

Example 3:

Input: s = "))(("
Output: ""
Explanation: An empty string is also valid.

Example 4:

Input: s = "(a(b(c)d)"
Output: "a(b(c)d)"

Constraints:

• 1 <= s.length <= 10^5
• s[i] is one of '(' , ')' and lowercase English letters.

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题意

将给定字符串中非法的括号删去。

思路

只要保证左右括号数量相等即可。先从左到右遍历，将所有无法匹配的')'删去，这样得到的字符串保证了'('的数量一定大于等于')'的数量；再从右到左遍历新字符串，将所有无法匹配的'('删去，最终得到的字符串一定满足'('和')'数量相等。

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代码实现

Java

class Solution {
    public String minRemoveToMakeValid(String s) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        int cnt = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
            char c = s.charAt(i);
            if (c != ')') {
                sb.append(c);
                if (c == '(') cnt++;
            } else if (cnt > 0) {
                cnt--;
                sb.append(c);
            }
        }

        if (cnt == 0) return sb.toString();

        s = sb.toString();
        sb = new StringBuilder();
        cnt = 0;
        for (int i = s.length() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            char c = s.charAt(i);
            if (c != '(') {
                sb.insert(0, c);
                if (c == ')') cnt++;
            } else if (cnt > 0) {
                cnt--;
                sb.insert(0, c);
            }
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }
}