import std.stdio, std.random, std.range, std.algorithm; bool isBalanced(in string s, in char[2] pars="[]") pure nothrow @safe @nogc { bool bal(in string t, in int nb = 0) pure nothrow @safe @nogc { if (!nb && t.empty) return true; if (t.empty || nb < 0) return false; if (t[0] == pars[0]) return bal(t.dropOne, nb + 1); if (t[0] == pars[1]) return bal(t.dropOne, nb - 1); return bal(t.dropOne, nb); // Ignore char. } return bal(s); } void main() { foreach (immutable i; 1 .. 9) { immutable s = iota(i * 2).map!(_ => "[]"[uniform(0, $)]).array; writeln(s.isBalanced ? " OK " : "Bad ", s); } }