73. Set Matrix Zeroes

1. Description

Given an m x n matrix. If an element is 0, set its entire row and column to 0. Do it in-place.

2. Follow Up

  • A straight forward solution using O(mn) space is probably a bad idea.
  • A simple improvement uses O(m + n) space, but still not the best solution.
  • Could you devise a constant space solution?

3. Example

Example 1:
Input: matrix = [[1,1,1],[1,0,1],[1,1,1]]
Output: [[1,0,1],[0,0,0],[1,0,1]]
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Example 2:
Input: matrix = [[0,1,2,0],[3,4,5,2],[1,3,1,5]]
Output: [[0,0,0,0],[0,4,5,0],[0,3,1,0]]
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4. Constraints

  • m == matrix.length
  • n == matrix[0].length
  • 1 <= m, n <= 200
  • $-2^{31}$ <= matrix[i][j] <= $2^{31} - 1$

5. Solutions

5.1 Use the First Row and Column as Symbols(Follow Up)

n is the number of elements in m_matrix
Time complexity: O(n)
Space complexity: O(1)

class Solution {
public:
    void setZeroes(vector<vector<int>>& m_matrix) {
        bool first_column_has_zero = false;
        for(int i = 0; i < m_matrix.size(); ++i) {
            if(m_matrix[i][0] == 0) {
                first_column_has_zero = true;
            }

            for(int j = 1; j < m_matrix[0].size(); ++j) {
                if(m_matrix[i][j] == 0) {
                    m_matrix[i][0] = m_matrix[0][j] = 0;
                }
            }
        }

        for(int i = m_matrix.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i)
        {
            for(int j = 1; j < m_matrix[0].size(); ++j)
            {
                if(m_matrix[i][0] == 0 || m_matrix[0][j] == 0) {
                    m_matrix[i][j] = 0;
                }
            }

            if(first_column_has_zero) {
                m_matrix[i][0] = 0;
            }
        }
    }
};
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