Class Solution


  • public class Solution
    extends Object
    773 - Sliding Puzzle.

    Hard

    On an 2 x 3 board, there are five tiles labeled from 1 to 5, and an empty square represented by 0. A move consists of choosing 0 and a 4-directionally adjacent number and swapping it.

    The state of the board is solved if and only if the board is [[1,2,3],[4,5,0]].

    Given the puzzle board board, return the least number of moves required so that the state of the board is solved. If it is impossible for the state of the board to be solved, return -1.

    Example 1:

    Input: board = [[1,2,3],[4,0,5]]

    Output: 1

    Explanation: Swap the 0 and the 5 in one move.

    Example 2:

    Input: board = [[1,2,3],[5,4,0]]

    Output: -1

    Explanation: No number of moves will make the board solved.

    Example 3:

    Input: board = [[4,1,2],[5,0,3]]

    Output: 5

    Explanation:

     5 is the smallest number of moves that solves the board.
     An example path:
     After move 0: [[4,1,2],[5,0,3]]
     After move 1: [[4,1,2],[0,5,3]]
     After move 2: [[0,1,2],[4,5,3]]
     After move 3: [[1,0,2],[4,5,3]]
     After move 4: [[1,2,0],[4,5,3]]
     After move 5: [[1,2,3],[4,5,0]] 
    

    Constraints:

    • board.length == 2
    • board[i].length == 3
    • 0 <= board[i][j] <= 5
    • Each value board[i][j] is unique.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Solution

        public Solution()
    • Method Detail

      • slidingPuzzle

        public int slidingPuzzle​(int[][] board)
      • swap

        public String swap​(String board,
                           int y1,
                           int x1,
                           int y2,
                           int x2)