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import java.util.HashSet;

import java.util.Set;

public class NQueens {

int res = 0;

public int nQueens(int n) {

dfs(0, new HashSet<>(), new HashSet<>(), new HashSet<>(), n);

return res;

}

private void dfs(int r, Set<Integer> diagonalsSet, Set<Integer> antiDiagonalsSet, Set<Integer> colsSet, int n) {

// Termination condition: If we have reached the end of the rows,

// we've placed all 'n' queens.

if (r == n) {

res++;

return;

}

for (int c = 0; c < n; c++) {

int currDiagonal = r - c;

int currAntiDiagonal = r + c;

// If there are queens on the current column, diagonal or

// anti-diagonal, skip this square.

if (colsSet.contains(c) || diagonalsSet.contains(currDiagonal) || antiDiagonalsSet.contains(currAntiDiagonal)) {

continue;

}

// Place the queen by marking the current column, diagonal, and

// anti−diagonal as occupied.

colsSet.add(c);

diagonalsSet.add(currDiagonal);

antiDiagonalsSet.add(currAntiDiagonal);

// Recursively move to the next row to continue placing queens.

dfs(r + 1, diagonalsSet, antiDiagonalsSet, colsSet, n);

// Backtrack by removing the current column, diagonal, and

// anti−diagonal from the hash sets.

colsSet.remove(c);

diagonalsSet.remove(currDiagonal);

antiDiagonalsSet.remove(currAntiDiagonal);

}

coding-interview-patterns/java/Backtracking/NQueens.java at main · ByteByteGoHq/coding-interview-patterns · GitHub

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