/** * File: climbing_stairs_backtrack.cpp * Created Time: 2023-06-30 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ #include "../utils/common.hpp" /* Backtracking */ void backtrack(vector &choices, int state, int n, vector &res) { // When climbing to the n-th stair, add 1 to the solution count if (state == n) res[0]++; // Traverse all choices for (auto &choice : choices) { // Pruning: not allowed to go beyond the n-th stair if (state + choice > n) continue; // Attempt: make choice, update state backtrack(choices, state + choice, n, res); // Backtrack } } /* Climbing stairs: Backtracking */ int climbingStairsBacktrack(int n) { vector choices = {1, 2}; // Can choose to climb up 1 or 2 stairs int state = 0; // Start climbing from the 0-th stair vector res = {0}; // Use res[0] to record the solution count backtrack(choices, state, n, res); return res[0]; } /* Driver Code */ int main() { int n = 9; int res = climbingStairsBacktrack(n); cout << "Climbing " << n << " stairs has " << res << " solutions" << endl; return 0; }