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Removing parentheses from mathematical expressions in JavaScript
Problem
We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in a string of mathematical expressions, str, as the first and the only argument.
The task of our function is to remove parentheses from the expression keeping the operations and operands in place.
For example, if the input to the function is −
Input
const str = 'u-(v-w-(x+y))-z';
Output
const output = 'u-v+w+x+y-z';
Example
Following is the code −
const str = 'u-(v-w-(x+y))-z';
const removeParentheses = (str = '') => {
let stack = []
let lastSign = '+'
for (let char of str) {
if (char === '(' || char === ')') {
lastSign = stack[stack.length - 1] || '+'
} else if (char === '+') {
if (stack[stack.length - 1] !== '-' && stack[stack.length - 1] !== '+') {
stack.push(lastSign)
}
} else if (char === '-') {
if (lastSign === '-') {
if (stack[stack.length - 1] === '-') stack.pop()
stack.push('+')
} else {
if (stack[stack.length - 1] === '+') stack.pop()
stack.push('-')
}
} else {
stack.push(char)
}
}
return stack.join('').replace(/^\+/, '')
};
console.log(removeParentheses(str));Output
u-v+w+x+y-z
Updated on: 22-Apr-2021
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