/** * File: climbing_stairs_backtrack.kt * Created Time: 2024-01-25 * Author: curtishd (1023632660@qq.com) */ package chapter_dynamic_programming /* Backtracking */ fun backtrack( choices: MutableList, state: Int, n: Int, res: MutableList ) { // When climbing to the nth step, add 1 to the number of solutions if (state == n) res[0] = res[0] + 1 // Traverse all choices for (choice in 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 */ fun climbingStairsBacktrack(n: Int): Int { val choices = mutableListOf(1, 2) // Can choose to climb up 1 step or 2 steps val state = 0 // Start climbing from the 0th step val res = mutableListOf() res.add(0) // Use res[0] to record the number of solutions backtrack(choices, state, n, res) return res[0] } /* Driver Code */ fun main() { val n = 9 val res = climbingStairsBacktrack(n) println("There are $res solutions to climb $n stairs") }