Solution: Flip Game
Explore how to solve the Flip Game using a backtracking approach that systematically generates all possible valid moves by flipping consecutive '++' pairs to '--'. Learn to implement this method efficiently by scanning the string, creating new states independently, and understanding the time and space complexity involved.
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Statement
You are playing a Flip Game with a friend.
You are given a string currentState consisting only of the characters '+' and '-'. Players take turns flipping two consecutive "++" into "--". The game ends when a player cannot make a move, at which point the other player wins.
Return all possible states of currentState after performing exactly one valid move. The answer may be returned in any order. If no valid move exists, return an empty list.
Constraints:
currentState.lengthcurrentState[i]is either'+'or'-'
Solution
The main idea is to generate all possible valid next moves by ...