Class Solution

java.lang.Object
g0001_0100.s0037_sudoku_solver.Solution

public class Solution extends Object
37 - Sudoku Solver\. Hard Write a program to solve a Sudoku puzzle by filling the empty cells. A sudoku solution must satisfy **all of the following rules**: 1. Each of the digits `1-9` must occur exactly once in each row. 2. Each of the digits `1-9` must occur exactly once in each column. 3. Each of the digits `1-9` must occur exactly once in each of the 9 `3x3` sub-boxes of the grid. The `'.'` character indicates empty cells. **Example 1:** ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Sudoku-by-L2G-20050714.svg/250px-Sudoku-by-L2G-20050714.svg.png) **Input:** board = [ ["5","3",".",".","7",".",".",".","."], ["6",".",".","1","9","5",".",".","."], [".","9","8",".",".",".",".","6","."], ["8",".",".",".","6",".",".",".","3"], ["4",".",".","8",".","3",".",".","1"], ["7",".",".",".","2",".",".",".","6"], [".","6",".",".",".",".","2","8","."], [".",".",".","4","1","9",".",".","5"], [".",".",".",".","8",".",".","7","9"]] **Output:** [["5","3","4","6","7","8","9","1","2"], ["6","7","2","1","9","5","3","4","8"], ["1","9","8","3","4","2","5","6","7"], ["8","5","9","7","6","1","4","2","3"], ["4","2","6","8","5","3","7","9","1"], ["7","1","3","9","2","4","8","5","6"], ["9","6","1","5","3","7","2","8","4"], ["2","8","7","4","1","9","6","3","5"], ["3","4","5","2","8","6","1","7","9"]] **Explanation:** The input board is shown above and the only valid solution is shown below: ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Sudoku-by-L2G-20050714_solution.svg/250px-Sudoku-by-L2G-20050714_solution.svg.png) **Constraints:** * `board.length == 9` * `board[i].length == 9` * `board[i][j]` is a digit or `'.'`. * It is **guaranteed** that the input board has only one solution.
  • Constructor Details

    • Solution

      public Solution()
  • Method Details

    • solveSudoku

      public void solveSudoku(char[][] board)