JesterMan/gist:9609032

## gistfile1.txt

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	var expressions = [ ")(){}", "[]({})", "([])", "{()[]}", "([)]", '][' ];

function expTest(){
    var brackTest = function(x, z){
        for (var k = 1 +z; k < testInput.length; k++) {
            if (testInput[k] == x){
                k--;
                testInput.splice(z,1);
                testInput.splice(k,1);
                k--;
                formatScore--;
                j=-1;
                return
            }
            else if (testInput[k] =='{'){
                k--
                brackTest('}', k+1);
            }
            else if (testInput[k]=='['){
                k--
                brackTest(']', k+1);
            }
            else if (testInput[k]=='('){
                k--
                brackTest(')', k+1);
            }
            else {
                 testInput.splice(k,1);
                return
            }
        };
    };

    for (var i =0; i < expressions.length;  i++) {
        var formatScore = expressions[i].length/2;
        var testInput = expressions[i].split('');
        // formatScore will be used to test if the braces are correctly formatted, in the case of a poorly formatted array  - i.e. ([)]) - formatScore will be needed
        if (testInput.length%2 == 1){
            console.log('0'+'\n');
            // test the length, if it's not even it can't be properly formatted
        } else {
            // run a test that identifies the opening brace, and runs brackTest on the remaining characters to identify the correctly closing bracket. If no opening brace is found, the array is poorly formatted
            for (var j=0; j < testInput.length; j++){
                if (testInput[j] =='{'){
                    brackTest('}', j);
                }else if (testInput[j]=='['){
                    brackTest(']', j);
                }else if (testInput[j]=='('){
                    brackTest(')', j);
                }

                // condintions for testing valid or invalid arrays
                if ((testInput.length==0)||(j==testInput.length-1)){
                    if (formatScore==0){
                        console.log('1'+'\n');
                    }else{
                        console.log('0'+'\n');
                    }
                }
            }
        };
    };
};
expTest();


</script>
</body>

	<head></head>
	<body>
	<script>

	var expressions = [ ")(){}", "[]({})", "([])", "{()[]}", "([)]", '][' ];

	function expTest(){
	var brackTest = function(x, z){
	for (var k = 1 +z; k < testInput.length; k++) {
	if (testInput[k] == x){
	k--;
	testInput.splice(z,1);
	testInput.splice(k,1);
	k--;
	formatScore--;
	j=-1;
	return
	}
	else if (testInput[k] =='{'){
	k--
	brackTest('}', k+1);
	}
	else if (testInput[k]=='['){
	k--
	brackTest(']', k+1);
	}
	else if (testInput[k]=='('){
	k--
	brackTest(')', k+1);
	}
	else {
	testInput.splice(k,1);
	return
	}
	};
	};

	for (var i =0; i < expressions.length; i++) {
	var formatScore = expressions[i].length/2;
	var testInput = expressions[i].split('');
	// formatScore will be used to test if the braces are correctly formatted, in the case of a poorly formatted array - i.e. ([)]) - formatScore will be needed
	if (testInput.length%2 == 1){
	console.log('0'+'\n');
	// test the length, if it's not even it can't be properly formatted
	} else {
	// run a test that identifies the opening brace, and runs brackTest on the remaining characters to identify the correctly closing bracket. If no opening brace is found, the array is poorly formatted
	for (var j=0; j < testInput.length; j++){
	if (testInput[j] =='{'){
	brackTest('}', j);
	}else if (testInput[j]=='['){
	brackTest(']', j);
	}else if (testInput[j]=='('){
	brackTest(')', j);
	}

	// condintions for testing valid or invalid arrays
	if ((testInput.length==0)\|\|(j==testInput.length-1)){
	if (formatScore==0){
	console.log('1'+'\n');
	}else{
	console.log('0'+'\n');
	}
	}
	}
	};
	};
	};
	expTest();


	</script>
	</body>