import java.util.*;
public class Solution {
public boolean match (String str, String pattern) {
int m = str.length();
int n = pattern.length();
boolean[][] dp = new boolean[m + 1][n + 1];
for(int i = 0; i <= m; i++){
for(int j = 0; j <= n; j++){
if(j == 0){
dp[i][j] = (i == 0) ? true : false;
}else{
if(pattern.charAt(j - 1) != '*'){
if(i > 0 && (str.charAt(i - 1) == pattern.charAt(j - 1) || pattern.charAt(j - 1) == '.')){
dp[i][j] = dp[i - 1][j - 1];
}
}else{
if(j >= 2){
dp[i][j] |= dp[i][j - 2];
}
if(i >= 1 && j >= 2 &&(str.charAt(i - 1) == pattern.charAt(j - 2) || pattern.charAt(j - 2) == '.')){
dp[i][j] |= dp[i - 1][j];
}
}
}
}
}
return dp[m][n];
}
}