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Given a binary matrix V[][] of dimensions N * M, wherein each cell is either empty or blocked marked by a 0 and 1 respectively, the task is to count the number of ways to select K consecutive empty cells from the same row or column. 
Examples: 

Input: V[][] = {{1, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}, K = 2 
Output:
Explanation: 
Considering 1-based indexing, 2 consecutive empty cells can be selected in the following ways: 
[(1, 3), (2, 3)], [(2, 1), (2, 2)], [(2, 2), (2, 3)]
Input: V[][] = {{1, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 0}}, K = 1 
Output:
Explanation: 
It is possible to select all the cells since every cell is empty. 
 

Approach: 
The idea is to traverse the matrix row-wise and for each row, count the total number of empty consecutive cells. 
Follow the steps below to solve the problem:  

  • Traverse the matrix row-wise and count the number of consecutive cells. If the count becomes equal to or exceeds K, increase the count by 1.
  • Every time a blocked cell is encountered, reset the count of consecutive empty cells to 0.
  • Repeat the above steps while traversing the matrix column-wise as well if K ? 1.
  • Return the final count of cells obtained.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:
 

C++




// C++ program to find no of ways
// to select K consecutive empty
// cells from a row or column
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to Traverse
// the matrix row wise
int rowWise(char* v, int n,
            int m, int k)
{
    // Initialize ans
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse row wise
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty
        // cells
        int countcons = 0;
 
        for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
 
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons  to 0
            if (*(v + i * m + j) == '1') {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, then
            // increment countcons
            else {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k) {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Function to Traverse the
// matrix column wise
int colWise(char* v, int n,
            int m, int k)
{
    // Initialize ans
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse column wise
    for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty cells
        int countcons = 0;
 
        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
 
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons  to 0
            if (*(v + j * n + i) == '1') {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, increment
            // countcons
            else {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater than or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k) {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
 
    int n = 3, m = 3, k = 1;
 
    char v[n][m] = { '0', '0', '0',
                     '0', '0', '0',
                     '0', '0', '0' };
 
    // If k = 1 only traverse row wise
    if (k == 1) {
        cout << rowWise(v[0], n, m, k);
    }
 
    // Traverse both row and column wise
    else {
        cout << colWise(v[0], n, m, k)
                    + rowWise(v[0], n,
                              m, k);
    }
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program to find no of ways
// to select K consecutive empty
// cells from a row or column
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{
 
// Function to Traverse
// the matrix row wise
static int rowWise(char [][]v, int n,
                        int m, int k)
{
     
    // Initialize ans
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse row wise
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty
        // cells
        int countcons = 0;
 
        for(int j = 0; j < m; j++)
        {
 
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons to 0
            if (v[i][j] == '1')
            {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, then
            // increment countcons
            else
            {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k)
            {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Function to Traverse the
// matrix column wise
static int colWise(char [][]v, int n,
                        int m, int k)
{
     
    // Initialize ans
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse column wise
    for(int i = 0; i < m; i++)
    {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty cells
        int countcons = 0;
 
        for(int j = 0; j < n; j++)
        {
             
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons to 0
            if (v[j][i] == '1')
            {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, increment
            // countcons
            else
            {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater than or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k)
            {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int n = 3, m = 3, k = 1;
 
    char v[][] = { { '0', '0', '0' },
                   { '0', '0', '0' },
                   { '0', '0', '0' } };
 
    // If k = 1 only traverse row wise
    if (k == 1)
    {
        System.out.print(rowWise(v, n, m, k));
    }
 
    // Traverse both row and column wise
    else
    {
        System.out.print(colWise(v, n, m, k) +
                         rowWise(v, n, m, k));
    }
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by amal kumar choubey


Python3




# Python 3 program to find no of ways
# to select K consecutive empty
# cells from a row or column
 
# Function to Traverse
# the matrix row wise
def rowWise(v, n, m, k):
 
    # Initialize ans
    ans = 0
 
    # Traverse row wise
    for i in range (n):
 
        # Initialize no of
        # consecutive empty
        # cells
        countcons = 0
 
        for j in range (m):
 
            # Check if blocked cell is
            # encountered then reset
            # countcons  to 0
            if (v[i][j] == '1'):
                countcons = 0
           
            # Check if empty cell is
            # encountered, then
            # increment countcons
            else:
                countcons += 1
 
            # Check if number of empty
            # consecutive cells
            # is greater or equal
            # to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k):
                ans += 1
    
    # Return the count
    return ans
 
# Function to Traverse the
# matrix column wise
def colWise(v, n, m, k):
 
    # Initialize ans
    ans = 0
 
    # Traverse column wise
    for i in range (m):
 
        # Initialize no of
        # consecutive empty cells
        countcons = 0
         
        for j in range (n):
 
            # Check if blocked cell is
            # encountered then reset
            # countcons  to 0
            if (v[j][i] == '1'):
                countcons = 0
            
            # Check if empty cell is
            # encountered, increment
            # countcons
            else:
                countcons += 1
            
            # Check if number of empty
            # consecutive cells
            # is greater than or equal
            # to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k):
                ans += 1
            
    # Return the count
    return ans
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__":
 
    n = 3
    m = 3
    k = 1
 
    v = [['0', '0', '0'],
         ['0', '0', '0'],
         ['0', '0', '0']]
 
    # If k = 1 only
    # traverse row wise
    if (k == 1):
        print (rowWise(v, n, m, k))
    
    # Traverse both row
    # and column wise
    else:
        print (colWise(v, n, m, k) +
               rowWise(v, n, m, k))
     
# This code is contributed by Chitranayal


C#




// C# program to find no of ways
// to select K consecutive empty
// cells from a row or column
using System;
 
class GFG{
 
// Function to Traverse
// the matrix row wise
static int rowWise(char [,]v, int n,
                       int m, int k)
{
     
    // Initialize ans
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse row wise
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty
        // cells
        int countcons = 0;
 
        for(int j = 0; j < m; j++)
        {
 
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons to 0
            if (v[i, j] == '1')
            {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, then
            // increment countcons
            else
            {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k)
            {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Function to Traverse the
// matrix column wise
static int colWise(char [,]v, int n,
                       int m, int k)
{
     
    // Initialize ans
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse column wise
    for(int i = 0; i < m; i++)
    {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty cells
        int countcons = 0;
 
        for(int j = 0; j < n; j++)
        {
             
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons to 0
            if (v[j, i] == '1')
            {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, increment
            // countcons
            else
            {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater than or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k)
            {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
    int n = 3, m = 3, k = 1;
 
    char [,]v = { { '0', '0', '0' },
                  { '0', '0', '0' },
                  { '0', '0', '0' } };
 
    // If k = 1 only traverse row wise
    if (k == 1)
    {
        Console.Write(rowWise(v, n, m, k));
    }
 
    // Traverse both row and column wise
    else
    {
        Console.Write(colWise(v, n, m, k) +
                      rowWise(v, n, m, k));
    }
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by amal kumar choubey


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript program to find no of ways
// to select K consecutive empty
// cells from a row or column
 
// Function to Traverse
// the matrix row wise
function rowWise(v, n, m, k)
{
    // Initialize ans
    var ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse row wise
    for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty
        // cells
        var countcons = 0;
 
        for (var j = 0; j < m; j++) {
 
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons  to 0
            if ((v + i * m + j) == '1') {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, then
            // increment countcons
            else {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k) {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Function to Traverse the
// matrix column wise
function colWise(v, n, m, k)
{
    // Initialize ans
    var ans = 0;
 
    // Traverse column wise
    for (var i = 0; i < m; i++) {
 
        // Initialize no of
        // consecutive empty cells
        var countcons = 0;
 
        for (var j = 0; j < n; j++) {
 
            // Check if blocked cell is
            // encountered then reset
            // countcons  to 0
            if ((v + j * n + i) == '1') {
                countcons = 0;
            }
 
            // Check if empty cell is
            // encountered, increment
            // countcons
            else {
                countcons++;
            }
 
            // Check if number of empty
            // consecutive cells
            // is greater than or equal
            // to K, increment the ans
            if (countcons >= k) {
                ans++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return the count
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
var n = 3, m = 3, k = 1;
var v = ['0', '0', '0',
                 '0', '0', '0',
                 '0', '0', '0'];
                  
// If k = 1 only traverse row wise
if (k == 1) {
    document.write( rowWise(v[0], n, m, k));  
}
 
// Traverse both row and column wise
else {
    document.write( colWise(v[0], n, m, k)
                + rowWise(v[0], n,
                          m, k));
}
 
// This code is contributed by itsok.
</script>


Output: 

9

 

Time Complexity: O(N * M) 
Space Complexity: O(N * M)



Last Updated : 31 May, 2021
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