# Finding score of brackets in JavaScript

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## Problem

We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in a balanced square bracket string, str, as the first and the only argument.

Our function should compute and return the score of the string based on the following rule −

• [] has score 1

• AB has a score A + B, where A and B are balanced bracket strings.

• [A] has score 2 * A, where A is a balanced bracket string.

For example, if the input to the function is

Input

const str = '[][]';

Output

const output = 2;

## Example

Following is the code −

const findScore = (str = '') => {
const arr = []
for(const char of str) {
arr.push(char)
while(arr[arr.length - 1] === ']') {
arr.pop()
if(arr[arr.length - 1] === '[') {
arr.pop() arr.push(1)
} else {
let num = arr.pop()
while(arr[arr.length - 1] >= 1) {
num += arr.pop()
}
arr.pop()
arr.push(2 * num)
}
}
}
return arr.reduce((acc, a) => acc + a, 0)
};
console.log(findScore(str));

## output

2
Published on 24-Apr-2021 09:41:06