/** * File: climbing_stairs_backtrack.java * Created Time: 2023-06-30 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ package chapter_dynamic_programming; import java.util.*; public class climbing_stairs_backtrack { /* Backtracking */ public static void backtrack(List choices, int state, int n, List res) { // When climbing to the nth step, add 1 to the number of solutions if (state == n) res.set(0, res.get(0) + 1); // Traverse all choices for (Integer 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 */ public static int climbingStairsBacktrack(int n) { List choices = Arrays.asList(1, 2); // Can choose to climb up 1 step or 2 steps int state = 0; // Start climbing from the 0th step List res = new ArrayList<>(); res.add(0); // Use res[0] to record the number of solutions backtrack(choices, state, n, res); return res.get(0); } public static void main(String[] args) { int n = 9; int res = climbingStairsBacktrack(n); System.out.println(String.format("There are %d solutions to climb %d stairs", n, res)); } }