I was working on [this problem on leetcode][1]
[1]: https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-remove-to-make-valid-parentheses/
## Question ##
Your task is to remove the minimum number of parentheses ( '(' or ')', in any positions ) so that the resulting parentheses string is valid and return any valid string.
Formally, a parentheses string is valid if and only if:
It is the empty string, contains only lowercase characters, or
It can be written as AB (A concatenated with B), where A and B are valid strings, or
It can be written as (A), where A is a valid string.
Example 1:
Input: s = "lee(t(c)o)de)"
Output: "lee(t(c)o)de"
Explanation: "lee(t(co)de)" , "lee(t(c)ode)" would also be accepted.
Example 2:
Input: s = "))(("
Output: ""
Explanation: An empty string is also valid.
## My Solution
var minRemoveToMakeValid = function(s) {
let myStack = [];
let myObj = {}; // for storing index having invalid parentheses to be removed
let out = '';
// O(n)??
for(let i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
let val = s[i]
if(["(", ")"].includes(val)){
if(val == ')' && myStack[myStack.length -1]?.char == "("){
const rem = myStack.pop()
delete myObj[rem.index]
} else {
myStack.push({
char: val,
index: i
})
myObj[i] = true
}
}
}
// O(n)
for(let i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
if(!myObj[i]){
out += s[i]
}
}
return out
};
Isn't the above solution in O(N) time complexity?
It seems so to me however the results show that it is not (the solution runtime is in bottom 8% percentile)
Why is this having such bad runtime even it seems like O(N)? or is it not so?