Minimum Path Sum

64. Minimum Path Sum

Given a m x n grid filled with non-negative numbers, find a path from top left to bottom right which minimizes the sum of all numbers along its path.

Note: You can only move either down or right at any point in time.

public class Solution {
    public int minPathSum(int[][] grid) {
        if (grid == null || grid.length == 0 || grid[0].length == 0) {
            return 0;
        }
        
        int m = grid.length, n = grid[0].length;
        int[][] dp = new int[m][n];
        dp[0][0] = grid[0][0];
        
        for (int i = 1; i < m; i++) {
            dp[i][0] = dp[i - 1][0] + grid[i][0];
        }
        for (int j = 1; j < n; j++) {
            dp[0][j] = dp[0][j - 1] + grid[0][j];
        }
        
        for (int i = 1; i < m; i++) {
            for (int j = 1; j < n; j++) {
                dp[i][j] = Math.min(dp[i - 1][j], dp[i][j - 1]) + grid[i][j];
            }
        }
        
        return dp[m - 1][n - 1];
    }
}

Hope this helps,
Michael

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