959. Regions Cut By Slashes
Medium
Topics: Array, Hash Table, Depth-First Search, Breadth-First Search, Union Find, Matrix
An n x n grid is composed of 1 x 1 squares where each 1 x 1 square consists of a '/', '\', or blank space ' '. These characters divide the square into contiguous regions.
Given the grid grid represented as a string array, return the number of regions.
Note that backslash characters are escaped, so a '\' is represented as '\\'.
Example 1:
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Input: grid = [" /","/ "]
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Output: 2
Example 2:
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Input: grid = [" /"," "]
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Output: 1
Example 3:
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Input: grid = ["/\","\/"]
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Output: 5
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Explanation: Recall that because \ characters are escaped, "\/" refers to \/, and "/\" refers to /.
Constraints:
- n == grid.length == grid[i].length
- 1 <= n <= 30
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grid[i][j] is either '/', '\', or ' '.
Solution:
We can represent each 1x1 square as 4 triangles, which allows us to apply a Union-Find (Disjoint Set Union, DSU) algorithm to count the distinct regions.
Step-by-Step Approach:
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Grid Representation:
- We treat each 1x1 square as 4 triangles:
- Top-left triangle
- Top-right triangle
- Bottom-left triangle
- Bottom-right triangle
- Each of these triangles is represented by an index in the Union-Find structure.
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Mapping Characters:
- If the square is ' ', all 4 triangles within it are connected.
- If the square is '/', the top-left triangle is connected to the bottom-right, and the top-right triangle is connected to the bottom-left.
- If the square is '\', the top-left triangle is connected to the top-right, and the bottom-left triangle is connected to the bottom-right.
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Connecting Adjacent Cells:
- We connect the triangles of adjacent cells across the grid's boundaries. This ensures that regions spanning multiple cells are properly connected.
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Counting the Regions:
- We count the number of unique sets in the Union-Find structure, which corresponds to the number of regions.
Let's implement this solution in PHP: 959. Regions Cut By Slashes
Explanation:
- The UnionFind class is used to manage the connected components (regions) in the grid.
- For each cell in the grid, we apply the union operation based on the character ('/', '\', or ' ').
- Finally, the number of unique regions is determined by counting the distinct root parents in the Union-Find structure.
This solution efficiently handles the problem within the given constraints.
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