Given a string of numbers and operators, return all possible results from computing all the different possible ways to group numbers and operators. The valid operators are +
, -
and *
.
Example 1
Input: "2-1-1"
.
((2-1)-1) = 0 (2-(1-1)) = 2
Output: [0, 2]
code:
class Solution {
public:
vector<int> diffWaysToCompute(string input) {
vector<int> result;
int size = input.size();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
char cur = input[i];
if (cur == '+' || cur == '-' || cur == '*') {
// Split input string into two parts and solve them recursively
vector<int> result1 = diffWaysToCompute(input.substr(0, i));
vector<int> result2 = diffWaysToCompute(input.substr(i+1));
for (auto n1 : result1) {
for (auto n2 : result2) {
if (cur == '+')
result.push_back(n1 + n2);
else if (cur == '-')
result.push_back(n1 - n2);
else
result.push_back(n1 * n2);
}
}
}
}
// if the input string contains only number
if (result.empty())
result.push_back(atoi(input.c_str()));
return result;
}
};