LeetCode 22. Generate Parentheses题目分析代码

public class Solution {
    /**
     * @param n n pairs
     * @return All combinations of well-formed parentheses
     */
     public ArrayList<String> generateParenthesis(int n) {
        ArrayList<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
        if (n <= 0) {
            return result;
        }
        helper(result, "", n, n);
        return result;
    }
    
    public void helper(ArrayList<String> result,
                       String paren, // current paren
                       int left,     // how many left paren we need to add
                       int right) {  // how many right paren we need to add
        if (left == 0 && right == 0) {
            result.add(paren);
            return;
        }

        if (left > 0) {
            helper(result, paren + "(", left - 1, right);
        }
        
        if (right > 0 && left < right) {
            helper(result, paren + ")", left, right - 1);
        }
    }
}