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Task/Solve-a-Numbrix-puzzle/Java/solve-a-numbrix-puzzle.java

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+import java.util.*;
+
+public class Numbrix {
+
+    final static String[] board = {
+        "00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00",
+        "00,00,46,45,00,55,74,00,00",
+        "00,38,00,00,43,00,00,78,00",
+        "00,35,00,00,00,00,00,71,00",
+        "00,00,33,00,00,00,59,00,00",
+        "00,17,00,00,00,00,00,67,00",
+        "00,18,00,00,11,00,00,64,00",
+        "00,00,24,21,00,01,02,00,00",
+        "00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00"};
+
+    final static int[][] moves = {{1, 0}, {0, 1}, {-1, 0}, {0, -1}};
+
+    static int[][] grid;
+    static int[] clues;
+    static int totalToFill;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int nRows = board.length + 2;
+        int nCols = board[0].split(",").length + 2;
+        int startRow = 0, startCol = 0;
+
+        grid = new int[nRows][nCols];
+        totalToFill = (nRows - 2) * (nCols - 2);
+        List<Integer> lst = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (int r = 0; r < nRows; r++) {
+            Arrays.fill(grid[r], -1);
+
+            if (r >= 1 && r < nRows - 1) {
+
+                String[] row = board[r - 1].split(",");
+
+                for (int c = 1; c < nCols - 1; c++) {
+                    int val = Integer.parseInt(row[c - 1]);
+                    if (val > 0)
+                        lst.add(val);
+                    if (val == 1) {
+                        startRow = r;
+                        startCol = c;
+                    }
+                    grid[r][c] = val;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        clues = lst.stream().sorted().mapToInt(i -> i).toArray();
+
+        if (solve(startRow, startCol, 1, 0))
+            printResult();
+    }
+
+    static boolean solve(int r, int c, int count, int nextClue) {
+        if (count > totalToFill)
+            return true;
+
+        if (grid[r][c] != 0 && grid[r][c] != count)
+            return false;
+
+        if (grid[r][c] == 0 && nextClue < clues.length)
+            if (clues[nextClue] == count)
+                return false;
+
+        int back = grid[r][c];
+        if (back == count)
+            nextClue++;
+
+        grid[r][c] = count;
+        for (int[] move : moves)
+            if (solve(r + move[1], c + move[0], count + 1, nextClue))
+                return true;
+
+        grid[r][c] = back;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    static void printResult() {
+        for (int[] row : grid) {
+            for (int i : row) {
+                if (i == -1)
+                    continue;
+                System.out.printf("%2d ", i);
+            }
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+    }
+}