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LeetCode. 36. Valid Sudoku

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[Link] https://leetcode.com/problems/valid-sudoku/


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class Solution {
    public boolean isValidSudoku(char[][] board) {
        HashSet<Character> hmRow = new HashSet<>();
        HashSet<Character> hmCol = new HashSet<>();
        for(int i = 0, l = board.length; i < l; i++) {
            hmRow.clear();
            hmCol.clear();
            for(int j = 0; j < l; j++) {
                if(board[j][i] != '.') {
                    if(hmCol.contains(board[j][i])) return false;
                    hmCol.add(board[j][i]);
                }

                if(board[i][j] != '.') {
                    if(hmRow.contains(board[i][j])) return false;
                    hmRow.add(board[i][j]);
                }
            }
        }
        for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
            for(int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
                if(!checkBox(board, 3 * i, 3 * j, 3 * i + 3,  3 * j + 3)) return false;

        return true;
    }

    boolean checkBox(char[][] b, int sI, int sJ, int eI, int eJ) {
        HashSet<Character> hs = new HashSet<>();
        for(int i = sI; i < eI; i++) {
            for(int j = sJ; j < eJ; j++) {
                if(b[i][j] == '.') continue;
                if(hs.contains(b[i][j])) return false;
                hs.add(b[i][j]);
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
}
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