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753. Cracking the Safe

Description

There is a safe protected by a password. The password is a sequence of n digits where each digit can be in the range [0, k - 1].

The safe has a peculiar way of checking the password. When you enter in a sequence, it checks the most recent n digits that were entered each time you type a digit.

  • For example, the correct password is "345" and you enter in "012345":
    • After typing 0, the most recent 3 digits is "0", which is incorrect.
    • After typing 1, the most recent 3 digits is "01", which is incorrect.
    • After typing 2, the most recent 3 digits is "012", which is incorrect.
    • After typing 3, the most recent 3 digits is "123", which is incorrect.
    • After typing 4, the most recent 3 digits is "234", which is incorrect.
    • After typing 5, the most recent 3 digits is "345", which is correct and the safe unlocks.

Return any string of minimum length that will unlock the safe at some point of entering it.

 

Example 1:

Input: n = 1, k = 2
Output: "10"
Explanation: The password is a single digit, so enter each digit. "01" would also unlock the safe.

Example 2:

Input: n = 2, k = 2
Output: "01100"
Explanation: For each possible password:
- "00" is typed in starting from the 4th digit.
- "01" is typed in starting from the 1st digit.
- "10" is typed in starting from the 3rd digit.
- "11" is typed in starting from the 2nd digit.
Thus "01100" will unlock the safe. "10011", and "11001" would also unlock the safe.

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= n <= 4
  • 1 <= k <= 10
  • 1 <= kn <= 4096

Solutions

Solution 1

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class Solution:
    def crackSafe(self, n: int, k: int) -> str:
        def dfs(u):
            for x in range(k):
                e = u * 10 + x
                if e not in vis:
                    vis.add(e)
                    v = e % mod
                    dfs(v)
                    ans.append(str(x))

        mod = 10 ** (n - 1)
        vis = set()
        ans = []
        dfs(0)
        ans.append("0" * (n - 1))
        return "".join(ans)

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class Solution {
    private Set<Integer> vis = new HashSet<>();
    private StringBuilder ans = new StringBuilder();
    private int mod;

    public String crackSafe(int n, int k) {
        mod = (int) Math.pow(10, n - 1);
        dfs(0, k);
        ans.append("0".repeat(n - 1));
        return ans.toString();
    }

    private void dfs(int u, int k) {
        for (int x = 0; x < k; ++x) {
            int e = u * 10 + x;
            if (vis.add(e)) {
                int v = e % mod;
                dfs(v, k);
                ans.append(x);
            }
        }
    }
}

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class Solution {
public:
    string crackSafe(int n, int k) {
        unordered_set<int> vis;
        int mod = pow(10, n - 1);
        string ans;
        function<void(int)> dfs = [&](int u) {
            for (int x = 0; x < k; ++x) {
                int e = u * 10 + x;
                if (!vis.count(e)) {
                    vis.insert(e);
                    dfs(e % mod);
                    ans += (x + '0');
                }
            }
        };
        dfs(0);
        ans += string(n - 1, '0');
        return ans;
    }
};

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func crackSafe(n int, k int) string {
    mod := int(math.Pow(10, float64(n-1)))
    vis := map[int]bool{}
    ans := &strings.Builder{}
    var dfs func(int)
    dfs = func(u int) {
        for x := 0; x < k; x++ {
            e := u*10 + x
            if !vis[e] {
                vis[e] = true
                v := e % mod
                dfs(v)
                ans.WriteByte(byte('0' + x))
            }
        }
    }
    dfs(0)
    ans.WriteString(strings.Repeat("0", n-1))
    return ans.String()
}

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