Problem
You are given an integer array nums. You are initially positioned at the array's first index, and each element in the array represents your maximum jump length at that position.
Return true if you can reach the last index, or false otherwise.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [2,3,1,1,4]
Output: true
Explanation: Jump 1 step from index 0 to 1, then 3 steps to the last index.
Solution: Dp memoization (top down approach)
class Solution {
public boolean canJump(int[] nums) {
int dp[] = new int[nums.length];
Arrays.fill(dp,-1);//intialize with -1 for univisted index
return jumpToEnd(0,nums,dp);
}
public boolean jumpToEnd(int index, int [] nums,int dp[]){
//base case
if(index>= nums.length-1) return true;// if we are able to reach to last index or go beyond
if(dp[index]!=-1) return dp[index]==1;// if this index has already been explored then simple return the result
for(int jump = 1;jump<=nums[index];jump++){//we can jump atleat 1 step/index ( given nums[index]>=1) and atmost nums[index] steps/indexes
if(jumpToEnd(index+jump,nums,dp)) {//going to index+jump = newindex, if the newindex is last index or beyond then return true;
dp[index] = 1;
return true;
}
}
dp[index] =0;
return false;//otherwise we are not able to reach to last index even after trying all the steps
}
}
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