The n-queens puzzle is the problem of placing n queens on an n×n chessboard such that no two queens attack each other.
class Solution {
private func checkLine(y: Int, n: Int, col: inout [Bool], row: inout [Int], d1: inout [Bool], d2: inout [Bool], res: inout [[String]]) {
if y == n {
var temp = [String]()
for i in 0..<n {
var line = Array<Character>.init(repeating: ".", count: n)
line[row[i]] = "Q"
temp.append(String(line))
}
res.append(temp)
} else {
for x in 0..<n {
if !col[x], !d1[x + y], !d2[x - y + (n - 1)] {
col[x] = true
d1[x+y] = true
d2[x - y + (n - 1)] = true
row[y] = x
checkLine(y: y + 1, n: n, col: &col, row: &row, d1: &d1, d2: &d2, res: &res)
col[x] = false
d1[x+y] = false
d2[x - y + (n - 1)] = false
}
}
}
}
func solveNQueens(_ n: Int) -> [[String]] {
var res = [[String]]()
guard n > 0 else {
return res
}
var col = [Bool].init(repeating: false, count: n)
var row = [Int].init(repeating: 0, count: n)
var d1 = [Bool].init(repeating: false, count: (2 * n ) - 1)
var d2 = [Bool].init(repeating: false, count: (2 * n ) - 1)
checkLine(y: 0, n: n, col: &col, row: &row, d1: &d1, d2: &d2, res: &res)
return res
}
}