solution.cpp

class Solution 
{
public:
    bool isValid(vector<vector<char> > &board, int a, int b) 
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < 9; ++i) 
        {
            if (i != a && board[i][b] == board[a][b])
                return false;
        }
        for (int j = 0; j < 9; ++j) 
        {
            if (j != b && board[a][j] == board[a][b])
                return false;
        }
        int x = a / 3 * 3, y = b / 3 * 3;
        for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) 
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < 3; ++j) 
            {
                if (x + i != a && y + j != b 
                    && board[x + i][y + j] == board[a][b])
                    return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
    
    bool solveHelper(vector<vector<char> > &board) 
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < 9; ++i) 
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < 9; ++j) 
            {
                if (board[i][j] == '.') {
                    for (int k = 1; k <= 9; ++k) 
                    {
                        board[i][j] = '0' + k;
                        if (isValid(board, i, j) && solveHelper(board)) 
                        {
                            return true;
                        }
                        board[i][j] = '.';
                    }
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
    
    void solveSudoku(vector<vector<char> > &board) 
    {
        solveHelper(board);
    }
};