Leetcode-Valid Parentheses

Given a string containing just the characters '(', ')', '{', '}', '[' and ']', determine if the input string is valid.

The brackets must close in the correct order, "()" and "()[]{}" are all valid but "(]" and "([)]" are not.

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#include <stack>

class Solution {
public:
    bool isValid(string s) {
        stack<char> paren;
        for (int i=0;i<s.size();i++) {
            switch (s[i]) {
                case '(': 
                case '{': 
                case '[': paren.push(s[i]); break;
                case ')': if (paren.empty() || paren.top()!='(') return false; else paren.pop(); break;
                case '}': if (paren.empty() || paren.top()!='{') return false; else paren.pop(); break;
                case ']': if (paren.empty() || paren.top()!='[') return false; else paren.pop(); break;
                default: ; // pass
            }
        }
        return paren.empty() ;
    }
};