判断一个 9x9 的数独是否有效。只需要根据以下规则,验证已经填入的数字是否有效即可。
- 数字
1-9
在每一行只能出现一次。 - 数字
1-9
在每一列只能出现一次。 - 数字
1-9
在每一个以粗实线分隔的3x3
宫内只能出现一次。
上图是一个部分填充的有效的数独。
数独部分空格内已填入了数字,空白格用 '.'
表示。
示例 1:
输入: [ ["5","3",".",".","7",".",".",".","."], ["6",".",".","1","9","5",".",".","."], [".","9","8",".",".",".",".","6","."], ["8",".",".",".","6",".",".",".","3"], ["4",".",".","8",".","3",".",".","1"], ["7",".",".",".","2",".",".",".","6"], [".","6",".",".",".",".","2","8","."], [".",".",".","4","1","9",".",".","5"], [".",".",".",".","8",".",".","7","9"] ] 输出: true
示例 2:
输入: [ ["8","3",".",".","7",".",".",".","."], ["6",".",".","1","9","5",".",".","."], [".","9","8",".",".",".",".","6","."], ["8",".",".",".","6",".",".",".","3"], ["4",".",".","8",".","3",".",".","1"], ["7",".",".",".","2",".",".",".","6"], [".","6",".",".",".",".","2","8","."], [".",".",".","4","1","9",".",".","5"], [".",".",".",".","8",".",".","7","9"] ] 输出: false 解释: 除了第一行的第一个数字从 5 改为 8 以外,空格内其他数字均与 示例1 相同。 但由于位于左上角的 3x3 宫内有两个 8 存在, 因此这个数独是无效的。
说明:
- 一个有效的数独(部分已被填充)不一定是可解的。
- 只需要根据以上规则,验证已经填入的数字是否有效即可。
- 给定数独序列只包含数字
1-9
和字符'.'
。 - 给定数独永远是
9x9
形式的。
解题思路:
分析题意,有两个难点,
第一个难点,如何进行最小次数的遍历
一、最直接的方法,就是三次遍历数独的表,去检查行、列、子数独是否重复。
二、一次遍历,检查行、列、子数独是否重复。
第一种情况,不赘述,三次二重for循环即可。
第二种情况,一次循环,检查行和列的时候,只需要将数组下标反过来即可。主要是计算子数独,分析子数独的每个下标和依次循环时候i,j的下标的关系。
根据题意,for循环时,i和j的变化为:
i 的变化
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
j 的变化
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
而子数独从左到右,从上到下,第一个数独的下标为
00 01 02
10 11 12
20 21 22
第二个数独的下标为:
03 04 05
13 14 15
23 24 25
第四个数独的下标为:
30 31 32
40 41 42
50 51 52
这样对应起来,
i=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 和j=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 对应的是第一个数独,
i=3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 和j=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 对应的是第四个数独,
所以数独的下标
x = 3*(i/3)+j/3
y = 3 *(i%3) +j%3
这样一次遍历,检查 board[i][j] ,board[j][i] 和board[x][y],就可以把三种情况都考虑进来了。
第二个难点,如何检查是否有重复数据。
一,采用hashmap的方式,用value -> count的方式跟踪每个值出现的次数
二,位图法,取最大值max+1长度的数组来存放该值对应的状态,如果没有,将状态置为1,如果有,说明有重复,即返回false.
下面是采用位图法的代码:
class Solution {
public boolean isValidSudoku(char[][] board) {
for(int i =0;i<9;i++) {
int[] row = new int[9];
int[] col = new int[9];
int[] cube = new int[9];
for(int j=0;j<9;j++) {
//检查行
if(board[i][j]!='.') {
if(row[board[i][j]-'1']==1) {
return false;
}else {
row[board[i][j]-'1']=1;
}
}
//检查列
if(board[j][i]!='.') {
if(col[board[j][i]-'1']==1) {
return false;
}else {
col[board[j][i]-'1']=1;
}
}
//检查子数独
int cubeX = 3 * (i/3) + j/3;
int cubeY = 3 * (i%3) + j%3;
if(board[cubeX][cubeY]!='.'){
if (cube[board[cubeX][cubeY] - '1'] == 1){
return false;
}else{
cube[board[cubeX][cubeY] - '1'] = 1;
}
}
}
}
return true;
}
}
下面是采用HashMap的代码:
class Solution {
public boolean isValidSudoku(char[][] board) {
// init data
HashMap<Integer, Integer> [] rows = new HashMap[9];
HashMap<Integer, Integer> [] columns = new HashMap[9];
HashMap<Integer, Integer> [] boxes = new HashMap[9];
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
rows[i] = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
columns[i] = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
boxes[i] = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
}
// validate a board
for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++) {
char num = board[i][j];
if (num != '.') {
int n = (int)num;
int box_index = (i / 3 ) * 3 + j / 3;
// keep the current cell value
rows[i].put(n, rows[i].getOrDefault(n, 0) + 1);
columns[j].put(n, columns[j].getOrDefault(n, 0) + 1);
boxes[box_index].put(n, boxes[box_index].getOrDefault(n, 0) + 1);
// check if this value has been already seen before
if (rows[i].get(n) > 1 || columns[j].get(n) > 1 || boxes[box_index].get(n) > 1)
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
}