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JS Bin Interview Cake - problem mathcing parenthesis] // source http://jsbin.com/gesafo

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Interview Cake - problem mathcing parenthesis]

// source http://jsbin.com/gesafo

jsbin.gesafo.js
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(function(){
  /**
   * pMap - take an input string and creates a dictionary mapping the opening and 
   * closing parenthesis in the string. 
   */
  var pMap = function(inputStr){
    var pDict = {};
    var pStack = [];
    inputStr.split('').forEach(function(c,pos){
      if(c === '('){
        pStack.unshift(pos);
      } 
      else if(c === ')'){
        pDict[pStack.shift().toString()] = '' + pos;
      }
    });
    return pDict;
  }
  var testString = "((Sometimes (when I nest them (my parentheticals) too much (like this (and this))) they get confusing.))";
  console.log(pMap(testString));
})();
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<head>
<meta name="description" content="Interview Cake - problem mathcing parenthesis]">
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  <title>JS Bin</title>
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<script id="jsbin-javascript">
(function(){
  /**
   * pMap - take an input string and creates a dictionary mapping the opening and 
   * closing parenthesis in the string. 
   */
  var pMap = function(inputStr){
    var pDict = {};
    var pStack = [];
    inputStr.split('').forEach(function(c,pos){
      if(c === '('){
        pStack.unshift(pos);
      } 
      else if(c === ')'){
        pDict[pStack.shift().toString()] = '' + pos;
      }
    });
    return pDict;
  }
  var testString = "((Sometimes (when I nest them (my parentheticals) too much (like this (and this))) they get confusing.))";
  console.log(pMap(testString));
})();
</script>



<script id="jsbin-source-javascript" type="text/javascript">(function(){
  /**
   * pMap - take an input string and creates a dictionary mapping the opening and 
   * closing parenthesis in the string. 
   */
  var pMap = function(inputStr){
    var pDict = {};
    var pStack = [];
    inputStr.split('').forEach(function(c,pos){
      if(c === '('){
        pStack.unshift(pos);
      } 
      else if(c === ')'){
        pDict[pStack.shift().toString()] = '' + pos;
      }
    });
    return pDict;
  }
  var testString = "((Sometimes (when I nest them (my parentheticals) too much (like this (and this))) they get confusing.))";
  console.log(pMap(testString));
})();</script></body>
</html>