leetcode 22. Generate Parentheses
public class Solution {
public List<String> generateParenthesis(int n) {
List<String> res = new ArrayList<String>();
int open =0;
int close=0;
genThesis(res,open,close,n,"");
return res;
}
public void genThesis(List<String> res,int open,int close,int n,String s){
if(open+close==2*n){ //return the length
res.add(s);
}
if(open<n){
genThesis(res,open+1,close,n,s+"("); // add ( when open < n
}
if(open>close){
genThesis(res,open,close+1,n,s+")"); // add ) only when open >close
}
}
}