Check if a grid can become row-wise and column-wise sorted after adjacent swaps

Given a grid of size n x len filled with lowercase characters. We can swap two adjacent characters in the same row and column. Now we have to check whether it is possible to arrange in such a order that every row and every column in the grid is lexicographically sorted.

Examples:

Input : abcde
        fghij
        olmkn
        trpqs
        xywuv
Output : Yes
Explanation :
The grid can be rearranged as
abcde
fghij
klmno
pqrst
uvwxy

The idea to do the above problem is really simple we can simply sort the characters in the same row and then just
check column vise if the new grid is sorted column vise or not. Please not that sorting is possible with adjacent swaps (Bubble sort for example does only adjacent swaps)

The implementation of the above idea is given below.

C++

// C++ program to check if we can make a
// grid of character sorted using adjacent
// swaps.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// v[] is vector of strings. len is length
// of strings in every row.
bool check(vector<string> v, int len)
{
    int n = v.size();
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        sort(v[i].begin(), v[i].end());

    for (int i = 0; i < len-1; i++)
        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
            if (v[i][j] > v[i+1][j])
                return false;
    return true;
}

// Driver code
int main()
{
    vector<string> v = { "ebcda", "ihgfj", "klmno",
                               "pqrst", "yvwxu" };
    int len = 5; // Length of strings
    check(v, len)? cout << "Yes" : cout << "No";
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to check if we can make a grid
// of character sorted using adjacent swaps.
import java.util.Arrays;

class GfG
{

    // v[] is vector of strings. len is
    // length of strings in every row.
    static boolean check(String[] v, int len)
    {
        int n = v.length;
        char[] tempArray;

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            tempArray = v[i].toCharArray();
            Arrays.sort(tempArray);
            v[i] = new String(tempArray);
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < len-1; i++)
            for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
                if (v[i].charAt(j) > v[i+1].charAt(j))
                    return false;
        return true;
    }

    // Driver code
    public static void main(String []args)
    {

        String[] v = { "ebcda", "ihgfj", "klmno",
                            "pqrst", "yvwxu" };

        int len = 5; // Length of strings
        if (check(v, len))
            System.out.println("Yes");
        else
            System.out.println("No");
    }
}

// This code is contributed by Rituraj Jain

Python

# Python program to check if we can make a
# grid of character sorted using adjacent
# swaps.

# v[] is vector of strings. len is length
# of strings in every row.
def check(v, l):
    n = len(v)
    for i in v:
        i = ''.join(sorted(i))

    for i in range(l - 1):
        for j in range(n):
            if (v[i][j] > v[i + 1][j]):
                return False
    return True

# Driver code
v = [ "ebcda", "ihgfj", "klmno", "pqrst", "yvwxu" ]
l = 5 # Length of strings
if check(v, l):
    print "Yes"
else:
    print "No"

# This code is contributed by Sachin Bisht

C#

// C# program to check if we can make a grid
// of character sorted using adjacent swaps.
using System;

class GfG
{

    // v[] is vector of strings. len is
    // length of strings in every row.
    static Boolean check(String[] v, int len)
    {
        int n = v.Length;
        char[] tempArray;

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            tempArray = v[i].ToCharArray();
            Array.Sort(tempArray);
            v[i] = new String(tempArray);
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < len-1; i++)
            for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
                if (v[i][j] > v[i+1][j])
                    return false;
        return true;
    }

    // Driver code
    public static void Main(String []args)
    {

        String[] v = { "ebcda", "ihgfj", "klmno",
                            "pqrst", "yvwxu" };

        int len = 5; // Length of strings
        if (check(v, len))
            Console.WriteLine("Yes");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("No");
    }
}

// This code has been contributed by 29AjayKumar

Output:

Yes

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