RosettaCodeData/Task/Balanced-brackets/Groovy/balanced-brackets-2.groovy

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boolean balancedBrackets(String brackets, int depth=0) {
if (brackets == null || brackets.empty) return depth == 0
switch (brackets[0]) {
case '[':
return brackets.size() > 1 && balancedBrackets(brackets[1..-1], depth + 1)
case ']':
return depth > 0 && (brackets.size() == 1 || balancedBrackets(brackets[1..-1], depth - 1))
default:
return brackets.size() == 1 ? depth == 0 : balancedBrackets(brackets[1..-1], depth)
}
}