Class Solution


  • public class Solution
    extends Object
    127 - Word Ladder\. Hard A **transformation sequence** from word `beginWord` to word `endWord` using a dictionary `wordList` is a sequence of words beginWord -> s1 -> s2 -> ... -> sk such that: * Every adjacent pair of words differs by a single letter. * Every si for `1 <= i <= k` is in `wordList`. Note that `beginWord` does not need to be in `wordList`. * sk == endWord Given two words, `beginWord` and `endWord`, and a dictionary `wordList`, return _the **number of words** in the **shortest transformation sequence** from_ `beginWord` _to_ `endWord`_, or_ `0` _if no such sequence exists._ **Example 1:** **Input:** beginWord = "hit", endWord = "cog", wordList = ["hot","dot","dog","lot","log","cog"] **Output:** 5 **Explanation:** One shortest transformation sequence is "hit" -> "hot" -> "dot" -> "dog" -> cog", which is 5 words long. **Example 2:** **Input:** beginWord = "hit", endWord = "cog", wordList = ["hot","dot","dog","lot","log"] **Output:** 0 **Explanation:** The endWord "cog" is not in wordList, therefore there is no valid transformation sequence. **Constraints:** * `1 <= beginWord.length <= 10` * `endWord.length == beginWord.length` * `1 <= wordList.length <= 5000` * `wordList[i].length == beginWord.length` * `beginWord`, `endWord`, and `wordList[i]` consist of lowercase English letters. * `beginWord != endWord` * All the words in `wordList` are **unique**.
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      • Solution

        public Solution()