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.
A* search.
class Solution:
def slidingPuzzle(self, board: List[List[int]]) -> int:
t = [None] * 6
def gets():
for i in range(2):
for j in range(3):
t[i * 3 + j] = str(board[i][j])
return ''.join(t)
def setb(s):
for i in range(2):
for j in range(3):
board[i][j] = int(s[i * 3 + j])
def f():
res = []
i, j = next((i, j) for i in range(2) for j in range(3) if board[i][j] == 0)
for a, b in [[0, -1], [0, 1], [1, 0], [-1, 0]]:
x, y = i + a, j + b
if 0 <= x < 2 and 0 <= y < 3:
board[i][j], board[x][y] = board[x][y], board[i][j]
res.append(gets())
board[i][j], board[x][y] = board[x][y], board[i][j]
return res
start = gets()
end = "123450"
if start == end:
return 0
vis = {start}
q = deque([(start)])
ans = 0
while q:
ans += 1
for _ in range(len(q)):
x = q.popleft()
setb(x)
for y in f():
if y == end:
return ans
if y not in vis:
vis.add(y)
q.append(y)
return -1
A* search:
class Solution:
def slidingPuzzle(self, board: List[List[int]]) -> int:
m, n = 2, 3
seq = []
start, end = '', '123450'
for i in range(m):
for j in range(n):
if board[i][j] != 0:
seq.append(board[i][j])
start += str(board[i][j])
def check(seq):
n = len(seq)
cnt = sum(seq[i] > seq[j] for i in range(n) for j in range(i, n))
return cnt % 2 == 0
def f(s):
ans = 0
for i in range(m * n):
if s[i] != '0':
num = ord(s[i]) - ord('1')
ans += abs(i // n - num // n) + abs(i % n - num % n)
return ans
if not check(seq):
return -1
q = [(f(start), start)]
dist = {start: 0}
while q:
_, state = heappop(q)
if state == end:
return dist[state]
p1 = state.index('0')
i, j = p1 // n, p1 % n
s = list(state)
for a, b in [[0, -1], [0, 1], [1, 0], [-1, 0]]:
x, y = i + a, j + b
if 0 <= x < m and 0 <= y < n:
p2 = x * n + y
s[p1], s[p2] = s[p2], s[p1]
next = ''.join(s)
s[p1], s[p2] = s[p2], s[p1]
if next not in dist or dist[next] > dist[state] + 1:
dist[next] = dist[state] + 1
heappush(q, (dist[next] + f(next), next))
return -1
class Solution {
private String[] t = new String[6];
private int[][] board;
public int slidingPuzzle(int[][] board) {
this.board = board;
String start = gets();
String end = "123450";
if (end.equals(start)) {
return 0;
}
Set<String> vis = new HashSet<>();
Deque<String> q = new ArrayDeque<>();
q.offer(start);
vis.add(start);
int ans = 0;
while (!q.isEmpty()) {
++ans;
for (int n = q.size(); n > 0; --n) {
String x = q.poll();
setb(x);
for (String y : next()) {
if (y.equals(end)) {
return ans;
}
if (!vis.contains(y)) {
vis.add(y);
q.offer(y);
}
}
}
}
return -1;
}
private String gets() {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) {
t[i * 3 + j] = String.valueOf(board[i][j]);
}
}
return String.join("", t);
}
private void setb(String s) {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) {
board[i][j] = s.charAt(i * 3 + j) - '0';
}
}
}
private int[] find0() {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) {
if (board[i][j] == 0) {
return new int[]{i, j};
}
}
}
return new int[]{0, 0};
}
private List<String> next() {
int[] p = find0();
int i = p[0], j = p[1];
int[] dirs = {-1, 0, 1, 0, -1};
List<String> res = new ArrayList<>();
for (int k = 0; k < 4; ++k) {
int x = i + dirs[k];
int y = j + dirs[k + 1];
if (x >= 0 && x < 2 && y >= 0 && y < 3) {
swap(i, j, x, y);
res.add(gets());
swap(i, j, x, y);
}
}
return res;
}
private void swap(int i, int j, int x, int y) {
int t = board[i][j];
board[i][j] = board[x][y];
board[x][y] = t;
}
}
A* search:
class Solution {
private int m = 2;
private int n = 3;
public int slidingPuzzle(int[][] board) {
String start = "";
String end = "123450";
String seq = "";
for (int i = 0; i < m; ++i) {
for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
start += board[i][j];
if (board[i][j] != 0) {
seq += board[i][j];
}
}
}
if (!check(seq)) {
return -1;
}
PriorityQueue<Pair<Integer, String>> q
= new PriorityQueue<>(Comparator.comparingInt(Pair::getKey));
Map<String, Integer> dist = new HashMap<>();
dist.put(start, 0);
q.offer(new Pair<>(f(start), start));
int[] dirs = {-1, 0, 1, 0, -1};
while (!q.isEmpty()) {
String state = q.poll().getValue();
int step = dist.get(state);
if (end.equals(state)) {
return step;
}
int p1 = state.indexOf("0");
int i = p1 / n, j = p1 % n;
char[] s = state.toCharArray();
for (int k = 0; k < 4; ++k) {
int x = i + dirs[k], y = j + dirs[k + 1];
if (x >= 0 && x < m && y >= 0 && y < n) {
int p2 = x * n + y;
swap(s, p1, p2);
String next = String.valueOf(s);
if (!dist.containsKey(next) || dist.get(next) > step + 1) {
dist.put(next, step + 1);
q.offer(new Pair<>(step + 1 + f(next), next));
}
swap(s, p1, p2);
}
}
}
return -1;
}
private void swap(char[] arr, int i, int j) {
char t = arr[i];
arr[i] = arr[j];
arr[j] = t;
}
private int f(String s) {
int ans = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < m * n; ++i) {
if (s.charAt(i) != '0') {
int num = s.charAt(i) - '1';
ans += Math.abs(i / n - num / n) + Math.abs(i % n - num % n);
}
}
return ans;
}
private boolean check(String s) {
int n = s.length();
int cnt = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
for (int j = i + 1; j < n; ++j) {
if (s.charAt(i) > s.charAt(j)) {
++cnt;
}
}
}
return cnt % 2 == 0;
}
}
class Solution {
public:
int slidingPuzzle(vector<vector<int>>& board) {
string start = gets(board);
string end = "123450";
if (start == end) return 0;
unordered_set<string> vis;
vis.insert(start);
queue<string> q {{start}};
int ans = 0;
while (!q.empty()) {
++ans;
for (int n = q.size(); n > 0; --n) {
string x = q.front();
q.pop();
setb(x, board);
for (string y : next(board)) {
if (y == end) return ans;
if (!vis.count(y)) {
vis.insert(y);
q.push(y);
}
}
}
}
return -1;
}
string gets(vector<vector<int>>& board) {
string s = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
s.push_back('0' + board[i][j]);
return s;
}
void setb(string s, vector<vector<int>>& board) {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
board[i][j] = s[i * 3 + j] - '0';
}
vector<string> next(vector<vector<int>>& board) {
vector<string> res;
auto p = find0(board);
int i = p.first, j = p.second;
vector<int> dirs = {-1, 0, 1, 0, -1};
for (int k = 0; k < 4; ++k) {
int x = i + dirs[k], y = j + dirs[k + 1];
if (x >= 0 && x < 2 && y >= 0 && y < 3) {
swap(i, j, x, y, board);
res.push_back(gets(board));
swap(i, j, x, y, board);
}
}
return res;
}
void swap(int i, int j, int x, int y, vector<vector<int>>& board) {
int t = board[i][j];
board[i][j] = board[x][y];
board[x][y] = t;
}
pair<int, int> find0(vector<vector<int>>& board) {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j)
if (board[i][j] == 0)
return {i, j};
return {0, 0};
}
};
A* search:
class Solution {
public:
int m = 2;
int n = 3;
int slidingPuzzle(vector<vector<int>>& board) {
string start, seq;
string end = "123450";
for (int i = 0; i < m; ++i)
{
for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j)
{
start += char(board[i][j] + '0');
if (board[i][j] != 0) seq += char(board[i][j] + '0');
}
}
if (!check(seq)) return -1;
typedef pair<int , string> PIS;
priority_queue<PIS, vector<PIS>, greater<PIS>> q;
unordered_map<string, int> dist;
dist[start] = 0;
q.push({f(start), start});
vector<int> dirs = {-1, 0, 1, 0, -1};
while (!q.empty())
{
PIS t = q.top();
q.pop();
string state = t.second;
int step = dist[state];
if (state == end) return step;
int p1 = state.find('0');
int i = p1 / n, j = p1 % n;
for (int k = 0; k < 4; ++k)
{
int x = i + dirs[k], y = j + dirs[k + 1];
if (x < 0 || x >= m || y < 0 || y >= n) continue;
int p2 = x * n + y;
swap(state[p1], state[p2]);
if (!dist.count(state) || dist[state] > step + 1)
{
dist[state] = step + 1;
q.push({step + 1 + f(state), state});
}
swap(state[p1], state[p2]);
}
}
return -1;
}
bool check(string s) {
int n = s.size();
int cnt = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
for (int j = i; j < n; ++j)
if (s[i] > s[j])
++cnt;
return cnt % 2 == 0;
}
int f(string s) {
int ans = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < m * n; ++i)
{
if (s[i] == '0') continue;
int num = s[i] - '1';
ans += abs(num / n - i / n) + abs(num % n - i % n);
}
return ans;
}
};