036.Valid Sudoku

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We only need to make sure that the board is valid. The worst case is O(n^2) and we will surely come up with a better solution.

Solution 1: accepted

Space for speed. 

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public boolean isValidSudoku(char[][] board) {
    for(int i = 0; i<9; i++){
        HashSet<Character> rows = new HashSet<Character>();
        HashSet<Character> columns = new HashSet<Character>();
        HashSet<Character> cube = new HashSet<Character>();
        for (int j = 0; j < 9;j++){
            if(board[i][j]!='.' && !rows.add(board[i][j]))
                return false;
            if(board[j][i]!='.' && !columns.add(board[j][i]))
                return false;
            int RowIndex = 3*(i/3);
            int ColIndex = 3*(i%3);
            if(board[RowIndex + j/3][ColIndex + j%3]!='.' && !cube.add(board[RowIndex + j/3][ColIndex + j%3]))
                return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}