improved the code

Author: Christian Bender

Others/Paranthesis Matching.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include<iostream>
 #include<stdlib.h>
-#include<string.h>
+#include<string>
 #include<stdio.h>
 using namespace std;
 
-char stack[100];
+const int MAX = 100;
+
+// -------------- stack --------------
+
+char stack[MAX];
 int top=0;
 
 void push(char ch)
@@ -17,41 +21,26 @@ char pop()
 	return stack[--top];
 }
 
-bool check(char x, char y)
-{
-	if ((x=='(' && y==')') || (x=='{' && y=='}') || (x=='[' && y==']') || (x=='<' && y=='>'))
-	{
-		return true;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-
+// -------------- end stack -----------
 
 int main()
 {
-	char exp[100];
+	string exp;
 	cout<<"Enter The Expression : ";
-	gets(exp);
-	for (int i = 0; i < strlen(exp); i++)
+	cin >> exp;
+	for (int i = 0; i < exp.length(); i++)
 	{
 			if (exp[i]=='(' || exp[i]=='{' || exp[i]=='[' || exp[i]=='<')
 			{
 				push(exp[i]);
 			}
 			else if (exp[i]==')' || exp[i]=='}' || exp[i]==']' || exp[i]=='>')
 			{
-				if(!check(pop(), exp[i]))
-				{
-					cout<<"\nWrong Expression";
-					exit(0);
-				}
+                pop();
 			}
 	}
 
+    // makes sure the stack is empty after processsing (above)
 	if(top==0)
 	{
 		cout<<"Correct Expression";
@@ -60,6 +49,6 @@ int main()
 	{
 		cout<<"\nWrong Expression";
 	}
-	
+
 	return 0;
 }