/** * File: climbing_stairs_backtrack.cpp * Created Time: 2023-06-30 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ #include "../utils/common.hpp" /* Backtracking */ void backtrack(vector &choices, int state, int n, vector &res) { // When climbing to the nth step, add 1 to the number of solutions if (state == n) res[0]++; // Traverse all choices for (auto &choice : choices) { // Pruning: do not allow climbing beyond the nth step if (state + choice > n) continue; // Attempt: make a choice, update the state backtrack(choices, state + choice, n, res); // Retract } } /* Climbing stairs: Backtracking */ int climbingStairsBacktrack(int n) { vector choices = {1, 2}; // Can choose to climb up 1 step or 2 steps int state = 0; // Start climbing from the 0th step vector res = {0}; // Use res[0] to record the number of solutions backtrack(choices, state, n, res); return res[0]; } /* Driver Code */ int main() { int n = 9; int res = climbingStairsBacktrack(n); cout << "There are " << res << " solutions to climb " << n << " stairs" << endl; return 0; }