Google Code Jam Notes - Sudoku Checker - Java

Problem:

Retrieved from:  http://code.google.com/codejam/contest/2929486/dashboard#s=p0

Sudoku is a popular single player game. The objective is to fill a 9x9 matrix with digits so that each column, each row, and all 9 non-overlapping 3x3 sub-matrices contain all of the digits from 1 through 9. Each 9x9 matrix is partially completed at the start of game play and typically has a unique solution.

Given a completed N²xN² Sudoku matrix, your task is to determine whether it is a validsolution. A valid solution must satisfy the following criteria:

• Each row contains each number from 1 to N², once each.
• Each column contains each number from 1 to N², once each.
• Divide the N²xN² matrix into N² non-overlapping NxN sub-matrices. Each sub-matrix contains each number from 1 to N², once each.

You don't need to worry about the uniqueness of the problem. Just check if the given matrix is a valid solution.

Input

The first line of the input gives the number of test cases, T. T test cases follow. Each test case starts with an integer N. The next N² lines describe a completed Sudoku solution, with each line contains exactly N² integers. All input integers are positive and less than 1000.

Output

For each test case, output one line containing "Case #x: y", where x is the case number (starting from 1) and y is "Yes" (quotes for clarity only) if it is a valid solution, or "No" (quotes for clarity only) if it is invalid. Note that the judge is case-sensitive, so answers of "yes" and "no" will not be accepted.

Limits

1 ≤ T ≤ 100.

Small dataset

N = 3.

Large dataset

3 ≤ N ≤ 6.

Sample

Input

Output

3 3 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 1 2 6 7 2 1 9 5 3 4 8 1 9 8 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 5 9 7 6 1 4 2 3 4 2 6 8 5 3 7 9 1 7 1 3 9 2 4 8 5 6 9 6 1 5 3 7 2 8 4 2 8 7 4 1 9 6 3 5 3 4 5 2 8 6 1 7 9 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 1 2 6 7 2 1 9 5 3 4 8 1 9 8 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 5 9 7 6 1 4 2 3 4 2 6 8 999 3 7 9 1 7 1 3 9 2 4 8 5 6 9 6 1 5 3 7 2 8 4 2 8 7 4 1 9 6 3 5 3 4 5 2 8 6 1 7 9

Case #1: Yes Case #2: No Case #3: No

Analysis:
Use Set to check whether each element is just appearing once either in a line, a row, or a subMatrix. Time Complexity O(N^2 * N^2).

My solution: (Your opinion is highly appreciated)

package codeJam.google.com;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * @author Zhenyi 2013 Dec 24, 2013 1:35:59 PM
 */
public class SudokuChecker {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
		Scanner in = new Scanner(new File(
				"C:/Users/Zhenyi/Downloads/A-small-practice.in"));
		FileWriter out = new FileWriter(
				"C:/Users/Zhenyi/Downloads/A-small-practice.out");
		// Scanner in = new Scanner(new
		// File("C:/Users/Zhenyi/Downloads/A-large-practice.in"));
		// FileWriter out = new
		// FileWriter("C:/Users/Zhenyi/Downloads/A-large-practice.out");

		int T = in.nextInt();

		for (int cases = 1; cases <= T; cases++) {
			int N = in.nextInt();
			int[][] sArray = new int[N * N][N * N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N * N; i++) {
				for (int j = 0; j < N * N; j++) {
					sArray[i][j] = in.nextInt();
				}
			}

			HashSet<Integer> hs = new HashSet<Integer>();
			for (int i = 1; i <= N * N; i++) {
				hs.add(i);
			}

			boolean check = true;
			// horizontal
			for (int i = 0; i < N * N && check; i++) {
				@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
				HashSet<Integer> tmp = (HashSet<Integer>) hs.clone();
				for (int j = 0; j < N * N; j++) {
					tmp.remove(sArray[i][j]);
				}
				if (tmp.size() != 0) {
					check = false;
				}
			}

			// vertical

			for (int j = 0; j < N * N && check; j++) {
				@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
				HashSet<Integer> tmp = (HashSet<Integer>) hs.clone();
				for (int i = 0; i < N * N; i++) {
					tmp.remove(sArray[i][j]);
				}
				if (tmp.size() != 0) {
					check = false;
				}
			}

			// subMatrix
			for (int iShift = 0; iShift < N * N && check; iShift += N) {
				for (int jShift = 0; jShift < N * N && check; jShift += N) {
					@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
					HashSet<Integer> tmp = (HashSet<Integer>) hs.clone();
					for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
						for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
							tmp.remove(sArray[i + iShift][j + jShift]);
						}
					}
					if (tmp.size() != 0) {
						check = false;
					}
				}
			}

			if (check) {
				out.write("Case #" + cases + ": Yes\n");
			} else {
				out.write("Case #" + cases + ": No\n");
			}

		}
		in.close();
		out.flush();
		out.close();
	}
}