Use 3 pointers to iterate each possible starting position for each part, then check if each part is valid.
NOTE: The definition of "valid IP address"!!
class Solution {
public:
vector<string> restoreIpAddresses(string s) {
int len = s.length();
vector<string> result;
if (len > 12 || len < 4) return result;
for (int i = 1; i <= len - 3; i ++) {
string s1 = s.substr(0,i);
if(!isValid(s1)) continue;
for (int j = i + 1; j <= len - 2; j ++) {
string s2 = s.substr(i,j-i);
if(!isValid(s2)) continue;
for (int k = j + 1; k <= len - 1; k ++) {
string s3 = s.substr(j,k-j);
string s4 = s.substr(k,len-k);
if(!isValid(s3) || !isValid(s4)) continue;
string tmp=s1+"."+s2+"."+s3+"."+s4;
result.push_back(tmp);
}
}
}
return result;
}
bool isValid(string s) {
if (s.size() > 1 && s[0] == '0')
return false;
if (stoi(s) <= 255 && stoi(s) >= 0)
return true;
else
return false;
}
};