Expression Add Operators

public class Solution {
    public List<String> addOperators(String num, int target) {
        List<String> res = new LinkedList<>();
         helper(res, num, target, "", 0, 0);
         return res;
    }
    
    private void helper(List<String> res, String num, int target, String temp, long curRes, long prevNum) {
        if (curRes == target && num.length() == 0) {
            res.add(new String(temp));
            return;
        }
        for (int i = 1; i <= num.length(); i++) {
            String curStr = num.substring(0, i);
            if (curStr.length() > 1 && curStr.charAt(0) == '0') {
                return;
            }
            long curNum = Long.valueOf(curStr);
            String nextNum = num.substring(i);
            if (temp.length() != 0) {
                helper(res, nextNum, target, temp + '*' + curStr, curRes - prevNum + prevNum * curNum, prevNum * curNum);
                helper(res, nextNum, target, temp + '+' + curStr, curRes + curNum, curNum);
                helper(res, nextNum, target, temp + '-' + curStr, curRes - curNum, -curNum);
            } else {
                helper(res, nextNum, target, curStr, curNum, curNum);
            }
        }
    }
}