Introduction to Subsets
Explore the subsets pattern to generate all possible combinations of elements from data structures. Learn how to build subsets incrementally or use backtracking to solve common coding problems like permutations and combination sums. Understand real-world applications such as playlist creation, test case generation, and feature selection.
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About the pattern
The subsets pattern is an important strategy to solve coding problems that involve exploring all possible combinations of elements from a given data structure. This pattern can be useful when dealing with sets containing unique elements or arrays/lists that may contain duplicate elements. It is used to generate all specific subsets based on the conditions that the problem provides us.
The common method used is to build the subsets incrementally, including or excluding each element of the original data structure, depending on the constraints of the problem. This process is continued for the remaining elements until all desired subsets have been generated.
Here is the template for generating all subsets, where we incrementally include or exclude ...