Package g0501_0600.s0591_tag_validator

Class Solution

  • public class Solution
extends Object
    591 - Tag Validator.

    Hard

    Given a string representing a code snippet, implement a tag validator to parse the code and return whether it is valid.

    A code snippet is valid if all the following rules hold:

    1. The code must be wrapped in a valid closed tag. Otherwise, the code is invalid.
    2. A closed tag (not necessarily valid) has exactly the following format : <TAG_NAME>TAG_CONTENT</TAG_NAME>. Among them, <TAG_NAME> is the start tag, and </TAG_NAME> is the end tag. The TAG_NAME in start and end tags should be the same. A closed tag is valid if and only if the TAG_NAME and TAG_CONTENT are valid.
    3. A valid TAG_NAME only contain upper-case letters , and has length in range [1,9]. Otherwise, the TAG_NAME is invalid.
    4. A valid TAG_CONTENT may contain other valid closed tags , cdata and any characters (see note1) EXCEPT unmatched <, unmatched start and end tag, and unmatched or closed tags with invalid TAG_NAME. Otherwise, the TAG_CONTENT is invalid.
    5. A start tag is unmatched if no end tag exists with the same TAG_NAME, and vice versa. However, you also need to consider the issue of unbalanced when tags are nested.
    6. A < is unmatched if you cannot find a subsequent >. And when you find a < or </, all the subsequent characters until the next > should be parsed as TAG_NAME (not necessarily valid).
    7. The cdata has the following format : <![CDATA[CDATA_CONTENT]]>. The range of CDATA_CONTENT is defined as the characters between <![CDATA[ and the first subsequent ]]>.
    8. CDATA_CONTENT may contain any characters. The function of cdata is to forbid the validator to parse CDATA_CONTENT, so even it has some characters that can be parsed as tag (no matter valid or invalid), you should treat it as regular characters.

    Example 1:

    Input: code = “<DIV>This is the first line <![CDATA[<div>]]></DIV>”

    Output: true

    Explanation:

     The code is wrapped in a closed tag : <DIV> and </DIV>.
 The TAG_NAME is valid, the TAG_CONTENT consists of some characters and cdata.
 Although CDATA_CONTENT has an unmatched start tag with invalid TAG_NAME, it should be considered as plain text, not parsed as a tag.
 So TAG_CONTENT is valid, and then the code is valid. Thus return true.

    Example 2:

    Input: code = “<DIV>>> ![cdata[]] <![CDATA[<div>]>]]>]]>>]</DIV>”

    Output: true

    Explanation:

     We first separate the code into : start_tag|tag_content|end_tag.
 start_tag -> "<DIV>"
 end_tag -> "</DIV>"
 tag_content could also be separated into : text1|cdata|text2.
 text1 -> ">> ![cdata[]] "
 cdata -> "<![CDATA[<div>]>]]>", where the CDATA_CONTENT is "<div>]>"
 text2 -> "]]>>]" The reason why start_tag is NOT "<DIV>>>" is because of the rule 6.
 The reason why cdata is NOT "<![CDATA[<div>]>]]>]]>" is because of the rule 7.

    Example 3:

    Input: code = “<A> <B> </A> </B>”

    Output: false

    Explanation: Unbalanced. If “<A>” is closed, then “<B>” must be unmatched, and vice versa.

    Constraints:

    • 1 <= code.length <= 500
    • code consists of English letters, digits, '<', '>', '/', '!', '[', ']', '.', and ' '.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Solution

        public Solution()

    • Method Detail

      • isValid

        public boolean isValid​(String code)