let is_balanced s =
  let stack = Stack.create () in
  let n = String.length s in
  let ok = ref true in
  let i = ref 0 in
  while !i < n && !ok do
    let c = s.[!i] in
    (if c = '(' || c = '[' || c = '{' then Stack.push c stack
     else if c = ')' then
       (if Stack.is_empty stack || Stack.pop stack <> '(' then ok := false)
     else if c = ']' then
       (if Stack.is_empty stack || Stack.pop stack <> '[' then ok := false)
     else if c = '}' then
       (if Stack.is_empty stack || Stack.pop stack <> '{' then ok := false));
    i := !i + 1
  done;
  !ok && Stack.is_empty stack

;;

(if is_balanced "({[abc]d}e)" then 1 else 0) +
(if is_balanced "(a]" then 1 else 0) +
(if is_balanced "{[}]" then 1 else 0) +
(if is_balanced "(())" then 1 else 0) +
(if is_balanced "" then 1 else 0)