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51 changes: 51 additions & 0 deletions Java/algorithms/matrix/NQueens.java
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package Java.algorithms.matrix;

import java.util.*;

public class NQueens {
static List<List<String>> res = new ArrayList<>();

public static List<List<String>> solveNQueens(int n) {
char[][] board = new char[n][n];
for (char[] row : board) Arrays.fill(row, '.');
solve(board, 0);
return res;
}

static void solve(char[][] board, int row) {
if (row == board.length) {
List<String> temp = new ArrayList<>();
for (char[] r : board) temp.add(new String(r));
res.add(temp);
return;
}
for (int col = 0; col < board.length; col++) {
if (isSafe(board, row, col)) {
board[row][col] = 'Q';
solve(board, row + 1);
board[row][col] = '.';
}
}
}

static boolean isSafe(char[][] board, int row, int col) {
for (int i = 0; i < row; i++)
if (board[i][col] == 'Q') return false;

for (int i = row - 1, j = col - 1; i >= 0 && j >= 0; i--, j--)
if (board[i][j] == 'Q') return false;

for (int i = row - 1, j = col + 1; i >= 0 && j < board.length; i--, j++)
if (board[i][j] == 'Q') return false;

return true;
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
List<List<String>> solutions = solveNQueens(4);
for (List<String> s : solutions) {
for (String row : s) System.out.println(row);
System.out.println();
}
}
}