Different Ways to Add Parentheses
Description
Given a string of numbers and operators, return all possible results from computing all the different possible ways to group numbers and operators. The valid operators are +
, -
and *
.
Example 1:
Input:"2-1-1"
Output:[0, 2]
Explanation: ((2-1)-1) = 0 (2-(1-1)) = 2
Example 2:
Input:"2*3-4*5"
Output:[-34, -14, -10, -10, 10]
Explanation: (2*(3-(4*5))) = -34 ((2*3)-(4*5)) = -14 ((2*(3-4))*5) = -10 (2*((3-4)*5)) = -10 (((2*3)-4)*5) = 10
Solution(javascript)
const memo = {}
const diffWaysToCompute = (input = '') => {
if (memo[input] !== undefined) {
return memo[input]
}
const result = []
if (input.length === 1) {
return [parseInt(input, 10)]
}
for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
if (
input[i] === '-'
|| input[i] === '+'
|| input[i] === '*'
) {
const leftParts = diffWaysToCompute(input.substring(0, i))
const rightParts = diffWaysToCompute(input.substring(i + 1))
for (const left of leftParts) {
for (const right of rightParts) {
switch (input[i]) {
case '-':
result.push(left - right)
break
case '+':
result.push(left + right)
break
case '*':
result.push(left * right)
break
default:
break
}
}
}
}
}
memo[input] = result.length === 0 && input.length > 0 ? [parseInt(input, 10)] : result
return memo[input]
}