# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
'''
__author__ = 'dabay.wang@gmail.com'
32: Longest Valid Parentheses
https://oj.leetcode.com/problems/longest-valid-parentheses/
Given a string containing just the characters '(' and ')',
find the length of the longest valid (well-formed) parentheses substring.
For "(()", the longest valid parentheses substring is "()", which has length = 2.
Another example is ")()())", where the longest valid parentheses substring is "()()", which has length = 4.
===Comments by Dabay===
用一个stack来记录左括号'('的位置;
start来记录这个左括号之前自封闭的起始位置。也就是说,实际上匹配到这个左括号的时候,计算右括号到start的长度。
例如:字符串“()()”,当遍历到第二个“(”的时候,实际上入栈的位置是0而不是2。
当遇到右括号'('的时候,
把i和start中小的那个数入栈;同时,start更新指向i的下一个位置。
当遇到左括号')'的时候,
如果stack不为空,
出栈,计算是否需要更新max_so_far
同时,更新start为出栈的数字
如果stack为空,
start指向i的下一个位置
'''
class Solution:
# @param s, a string
# @return an integer
def longestValidParentheses(self, s):
start = 0
max_so_far = 0
stack = []
for i in xrange(len(s)):
if s[i] == "(":
stack.append(min(i, start))
start = i + 1
else:
if len(stack)>=1:
start = last = stack.pop()
max_so_far = max(i-last+1, max_so_far)
else:
start = i + 1
return max_so_far
def main():
s = Solution()
print s.longestValidParentheses("()()")
if __name__ == "__main__":
import time
start = time.clock()
main()
print "%s sec" % (time.clock() - start)