/* * File: climbing_stairs_backtrack.rs * Created Time: 2023-07-09 * Author: codingonion (coderonion@gmail.com) */ /* Backtracking */ fn backtrack(choices: &[i32], state: i32, n: i32, res: &mut [i32]) { // 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 */ fn climbing_stairs_backtrack(n: usize) -> i32 { let choices = vec![1, 2]; // Can choose to climb up 1 step or 2 steps let state = 0; // Start climbing from the 0th step let mut res = Vec::new(); res.push(0); // Use res[0] to record the number of solutions backtrack(&choices, state, n as i32, &mut res); res[0] } /* Driver Code */ pub fn main() { let n: usize = 9; let res = climbing_stairs_backtrack(n); println!("Climb {n} steps, there are {res} solutions in total"); }