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Sudoku Solver

Sudoku Solver

Understand and solve the interview question "Sudoku Solver".

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Description

Write a program to solve Sudoku by filling the empty cells. We will be given a 2D array representing a Sudoku puzzle. For a correct solution each of the digits 1-9 must only occur once in each:

  • Row
  • Column
  • Nine 3x3 sub-boxes of the grid

Let us take a look at an example:

To solve the puzzle, we will only fill the empty cells. Empty cells are represented by a ‘.’. The array will be passed by reference, so we will not need to return it after solving the puzzle.

Coding exercise

object Solution {
  def solveSudoku(board:Array[Array[Char]]) {
    // Write code here
    println("\n")
    board.foreach(x=> println("[" + x.mkString(",") + "]"))
    println("\n")
  }
}
Sudoku Solver

Solution

While solving Sudoku, we will have to take care of two things. First, we place a number at an empty place. The number must not be present in that row, column, or sub-box. So, we will use constrained programming to keep track of which ...

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