Given a m x n matrix, if an element is 0, set its entire row and column to 0. Do it in place.
// Only provides in-place method. The trick is to remember the 0s in the first row and first column.
void setZeroes(vector<vector<int>>& matrix) {
if(matrix.size() == 0) return;
if(matrix[0].size() == 0) return;
int rows = matrix.size();
int cols = matrix[0].size();
bool rowZero = false;
bool colZero = false;
for(int i = 0; i < cols; ++i) {
if(matrix[0][i] == 0) {
rowZero = true;
break;
}
}
for(int j = 0; j < rows; ++j) {
if(matrix[j][0] == 0) {
colZero = true;
break;
}
}
for(int i = 1; i < rows; ++i) {
for(int j = 1; j < cols; ++j) {
if(matrix[i][j] == 0) {
matrix[i][0] = 0;
matrix[0][j] = 0; // remember to 0s to the first row and first column.
}
}
}
for(int i = 1; i < rows; ++i) {
for(int j = 1; j < cols; ++j) {
if(matrix[i][0] == 0 || matrix[0][j] == 0) {
matrix[i][j] = 0; // apply them back.
}
}
}
if(rowZero) {
for(int i = 0; i < cols; ++i) {
matrix[0][i] = 0;
}
}
if(colZero) {
for(int i = 0; i < rows; ++i) {
matrix[i][0] = 0;
}
}
}