Longest Valid Parentheses

Given a string containing just the characters '(' and ')', find the length of the longest valid (well-formed) parentheses substring.

Example 1:

Input: s = "(()"
Output: 2
Explanation: The longest valid parentheses substring is "()".

Example 2:

Input: s = ")()())"
Output: 4
Explanation: The longest valid parentheses substring is "()()".

Example 3:

Input: s = ""
Output: 0

Solution:

public int longestValidParentheses(String s) {
        int maxans = 0;
        Stack<Integer> stack = new Stack<>();
        stack.push(-1);
        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
            if (s.charAt(i) == '(') {
                stack.push(i);
            } else {
                stack.pop();
                if (stack.empty()) {
                    stack.push(i);
                } else {
                    maxans = Math.max(maxans, i - stack.peek());
                }
            }
        }
        return maxans;
    }