Wildcard Matching
Implement wildcard pattern matching with support for '?' and '*'.
'?' Matches any single character.
'*' Matches any sequence of characters (including the empty sequence).
The matching should cover the entire input string (not partial).
The function prototype should be:
bool isMatch(const char *s, const char *p)
Some examples:
isMatch("aa","a") → false
isMatch("aa","aa") → true
isMatch("aaa","aa") → false
isMatch("aa", "*") → true
isMatch("aa", "a*") → true
isMatch("ab", "?*") → true
isMatch("aab", "c*a*b") → false
Solution
if s[i] == p[j] || p[j] == '?', ++i and ++j.
ii, jj, record the positon of '*' in s and p, ++j and go on.
if not match, go back to star, i = ++ii;
Code
public class Solution {
public boolean isMatch(String s, String p) {
int ii = -1, jj = -1, i = 0, j = 0;
while (i < s.length()) {
if (j < p.length() && p.charAt(j) == '*') {
while (j < p.length() && p.charAt(j) == '*') ++j;
if (j == p.length()) return true;
ii = i;
jj = j;
}
if (j < p.length() && (p.charAt(j) == '?' || p.charAt(j) == s.charAt(i))) {
++i; ++j;
} else {
if (ii == -1) return false;
++ii;
i = ii;
j = jj;
}
}
while (j < p.length() && p.charAt(j) == '*') ++j;
return i == s.length() && j == p.length();
}
}