diff --git a/java/minimum-add-to-make-parentheses-valid.java b/java/minimum-add-to-make-parentheses-valid.java
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+class Solution {
+  public int minAddToMakeValid(String s) {
+    int open = 0, needed = 0;
+
+    for (var c : s.toCharArray()) {
+      switch (c) {
+        case '(':
+          ++open;
+          break;
+        case ')':
+          if (open > 0) {
+            --open;
+          } else {
+            ++needed;
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          /* no-op */
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return open + needed;
+  }
+}