剑指offer（牛客网）矩阵中的路径

请设计一个函数，用来判断在一个矩阵中是否存在一条包含某字符串所有字符的路径。
路径可以从矩阵中的任意一个格子开始，每一步可以在矩阵中向左，向右，向上，向下移动一个格子。
如果一条路径经过了矩阵中的某一个格子，则该路径不能再进入该格子。 
matrix=
[
  ["A","B","C","E"],
  ["S","F","C","S"],
  ["A","D","E","E"]
]

str="BCCE" , return "true" 
str="ASAE" , return "false"


public class Solution {
    public boolean hasPath(char[] matrix, int rows, int cols, char[] str) {
        int flag[] = new int[matrix.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                if (helper(matrix, rows, cols, i, j, str, 0, flag))
                    return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
 
    private boolean helper(char[] matrix, int rows, int cols, int i, int j, char[] str, int k, int[] flag) {
        int index = i * cols + j;
        if (i < 0 || i >= rows || j < 0 || j >= cols || matrix[index] != str[k] || flag[index] == 1)
            return false;
        if(k == str.length - 1) return true;
        flag[index] = 1;
        if (helper(matrix, rows, cols, i - 1, j, str, k + 1, flag)
                || helper(matrix, rows, cols, i + 1, j, str, k + 1, flag)
                || helper(matrix, rows, cols, i, j - 1, str, k + 1, flag)
                || helper(matrix, rows, cols, i, j + 1, str, k + 1, flag)) {
            return true;
        }
        flag[index] = 0;
        return false;
    }
}