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reddias/is-balanced
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This PHP package provides a utility function to check if a string of parentheses is balanced and includes an implementation of a stack data structure.

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Library `isBalanced`
====================

[](#library-isbalanced)

A PHP library providing a stack data structure and a utility function to check if a string of parentheses is balanced.

---

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Stack Class

[](#stack-class)

#### Basic Example:

[](#basic-example)

```
$stack = new Stack();
$stack->push('element1');
$stack->push('element2');
$stack->push('element3');

echo $stack->pop(); // Outputs: element3
echo $stack->top(); // Outputs: element2
echo $stack->isEmpty() ? 'Empty' : 'Not Empty'; // Outputs: Not Empty
```

#### Methods:

[](#methods)

- `push($value)`: Adds an element to the top of the stack.
- `pop()`: Removes and returns the element at the top of the stack.
- `top()`: Returns the top element of the stack without any changes.
- `isEmpty()`: Checks if the stack is empty or not.

### isBalanced function

[](#isbalanced-function)

#### Basic Example:

[](#basic-example-1)

```
$result1 = isBalanced('(())');
var_dump($result1); // Outputs: bool(true)

$result2 = isBalanced('((())');
var_dump($result2); // Outputs: bool(false)
```

#### Function signature:

[](#function-signature)

```
function isBalanced(string $value): bool
```

Parameters:

- `string $value`: the string to check for balanced parentheses Returns:
- `bool`: Returns true if the string is balanced or empty, false otherwise (Note that only parentheses are excepted)

###  Health Score

13

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Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity18

Early-stage or recently created project

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