Below is the syntax highlighted version of Parentheses.java
from §1.3 Stacks and Queues.
/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Parentheses.java * Execution: java Parentheses * Dependencies: In.java Stack.java * * Reads in a text file and checks to see if the parentheses are balanced. * * % java Parentheses * [()]{}{[()()]()} * true * * % java Parentheses * [(]) * false * ******************************************************************************/ public class Parentheses { private static final char LEFT_PAREN = '('; private static final char RIGHT_PAREN = ')'; private static final char LEFT_BRACE = '{'; private static final char RIGHT_BRACE = '}'; private static final char LEFT_BRACKET = '['; private static final char RIGHT_BRACKET = ']'; public static boolean isBalanced(String s) { Stack<Character> stack = new Stack<Character>(); for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) { if (s.charAt(i) == LEFT_PAREN) stack.push(LEFT_PAREN); if (s.charAt(i) == LEFT_BRACE) stack.push(LEFT_BRACE); if (s.charAt(i) == LEFT_BRACKET) stack.push(LEFT_BRACKET); if (s.charAt(i) == RIGHT_PAREN) { if (stack.isEmpty()) return false; if (stack.pop() != LEFT_PAREN) return false; } else if (s.charAt(i) == RIGHT_BRACE) { if (stack.isEmpty()) return false; if (stack.pop() != LEFT_BRACE) return false; } else if (s.charAt(i) == RIGHT_BRACKET) { if (stack.isEmpty()) return false; if (stack.pop() != LEFT_BRACKET) return false; } } return stack.isEmpty(); } public static void main(String[] args) { In in = new In(); String s = in.readAll().trim(); StdOut.println(isBalanced(s)); } }