LeetCode Solutions

276. Paint Fence

Time: $O(n)$

Space: $O(n)$

			

class Solution {
 public:
  int numWays(int n, int k) {
    if (n == 0)
      return 0;
    if (n == 1)
      return k;
    if (n == 2)
      return k * k;

    // dp[i] := # of ways to paint n posts with k colors
    vector<int> dp(n + 1);
    dp[0] = 0;
    dp[1] = k;
    dp[2] = k * k;

    for (int i = 3; i <= n; ++i)
      dp[i] = (dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2]) * (k - 1);

    return dp[n];
  }
};
			

class Solution {
  public int numWays(int n, int k) {
    if (n == 0)
      return 0;
    if (n == 1)
      return k;
    if (n == 2)
      return k * k;

    // dp[i] := # of ways to paint n posts with k colors
    int[] dp = new int[n + 1];
    dp[0] = 0;
    dp[1] = k;
    dp[2] = k * k;

    for (int i = 3; i <= n; ++i)
      dp[i] = (dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2]) * (k - 1);

    return dp[n];
  }
}
			

class Solution:
  def numWays(self, n: int, k: int) -> int:
    if n == 0:
      return 0
    if n == 1:
      return k
    if n == 2:
      return k * k

    # dp[i] := # Of ways to pan posts with k colors
    dp = [0] * (n + 1)
    dp[0] = 0
    dp[1] = k
    dp[2] = k * k

    for i in range(3, n + 1):
      dp[i] = (dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2]) * (k - 1)

    return dp[n]