[LeetCode][36. Valid Sudoku] 2 Approaches: HashSet and Array

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By Long Luo

This article is the solution 2 Approaches: HashSet and Array of Problem 36. Valid Sudoku.

Here shows 2 Approaches to slove this problem: HashSet and Array.

HashSet

We can use a HashSet to record the number of occurrences of each number in each row, each column and each sub-box.

Traverse the Sudoku once, update the count in the HashMap during the traversal process, and determine whether the Sudoku board could be valid.

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public static boolean isValidSudoku(char[][] board) {
    Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> rowMap = new HashMap<>();
    Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> colMap = new HashMap<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        rowMap.put(i, new HashSet<>());
        colMap.put(i, new HashSet<>());
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++) {
            char ch = board[i][j];
            if (ch != '.') {
                int num = ch - '0';
                Set<Integer> rowSet = rowMap.get(i);
                if (!rowSet.add(num)) {
                    return false;
                }

                Set<Integer> colSet = colMap.get(j);
                if (!colSet.add(num)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    for (int subIdx = 0; subIdx < 9; subIdx++) {
        int subRow = 3 * (subIdx / 3);
        int subCol = 3 * (subIdx % 3);
        Set<Integer> grpSet = new HashSet<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
                char ch = board[subRow + i][subCol + j];
                if (ch != '.') {
                    int num = ch - '0';
                    if (!grpSet.add(num)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return true;
}

This is version 1.0 code.

In fact, we can only traversal once. The index of each sub-box is 3×(i/3)+j/33 \times (i / 3) + j / 3, so we can write better code.

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public static boolean isValidSudoku_better(char[][] board) {
    Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> rowMap = new HashMap<>();
    Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> colMap = new HashMap<>();
    Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> subMap = new HashMap<>();

    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        rowMap.put(i, new HashSet<>());
        colMap.put(i, new HashSet<>());
        subMap.put(i, new HashSet<>());
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++) {
            char ch = board[i][j];
            if (ch != '.') {
                int num = ch - '0';
                Set<Integer> rowSet = rowMap.get(i);
                if (!rowSet.add(num)) {
                    return false;
                }

                Set<Integer> colSet = colMap.get(j);
                if (!colSet.add(num)) {
                    return false;
                }

                int subIdx = 3 * (i / 3) + j / 3;
                Set<Integer> subSet = subMap.get(subIdx);
                if (!subSet.add(num)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return true;
}

Analysis

  • Time Complexity: O(1)O(1).
  • Space Complexity: O(1)O(1).

Array

Since numbers in Sudoku range from 11 to 99, we can use array instead of the HashMap for counting.

We create a 2D Array, the rows and columns which record the number of occurrences of each number in each row and column of Sudoku, and create a 3D Array subboxes to record the number of occurrences of each number in each sub-box.

If the count is greater than 11, the Sudoku is not valid.

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public static boolean isValidSudoku_array(char[][] board) {
    int[][] row = new int[9][9];
    int[][] col = new int[9][9];
    int[][][] subBox = new int[3][3][9];

    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++) {
            char ch = board[i][j];
            if (ch != '.') {
                int num = ch - '0' - 1;
                row[i][num]++;
                col[j][num]++;
                subBox[i / 3][j / 3][num]++;
                if (row[i][num] > 1 || col[j][num] > 1 || subBox[i / 3][j / 3][num] > 1) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return true;
}

Analysis

  • Time Complexity: O(1)O(1).
  • Space Complexity: O(1)O(1).

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