How to check if a string contains only valid parentheses (open close same type (), {}, []) in Go

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package main

import (
    "fmt"
)

func stringContainsValidParentheses(s string) bool {
    var stack []rune

    for _, ch := range s {
        // Push the expected closing parenthesis onto the stack
        if ch == '(' {
            stack = append(stack, ')')
        } else if ch == '{' {
            stack = append(stack, '}')
        } else if ch == '[' {
            stack = append(stack, ']')
        } else {
            // Check if stack is empty or top element does not match the current character
            if len(stack) == 0 || stack[len(stack)-1] != ch {
                return false
            }
            // Pop from the stack
            stack = stack[:len(stack)-1]
        }
    }

    // Return true if the stack is empty, indicating valid parentheses
    return len(stack) == 0
}

func main() {
    fmt.Println(stringContainsValidParentheses("(){}[]"))        
    fmt.Println(stringContainsValidParentheses("([{}])"))        
    fmt.Println(stringContainsValidParentheses("(){}[]()(){}"))  
    fmt.Println(stringContainsValidParentheses("(]"))            
    fmt.Println(stringContainsValidParentheses("({[)]}"))        
}



/*
run:

true
true
true
false
false

*/

 



answered Apr 25, 2025 by avibootz
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