#K38247. Distinct Regions in a Maze
Distinct Regions in a Maze
Distinct Regions in a Maze
You are given a maze represented as an \(n \times m\) grid. Each cell of the grid is either an empty space denoted by .
or a wall denoted by #
. Two empty cells are considered connected if they are adjacent vertically or horizontally. In other words, two cells at positions \((r_1, c_1)\) and \((r_2, c_2)\) are connected if they satisfy the condition \(|r_1 - r_2| + |c_1 - c_2| = 1\).
Your task is to count the number of distinct regions of connected empty cells in the maze.
Example: For the following maze of size 5 by 6:
..##.. #..##. #.##.. ..#### #..#..
There are 3 distinct regions of connected empty spaces.
inputFormat
The input is read from standard input.
The first line contains two integers n
and m
(1 ≤ n, m ≤ 1000), representing the number of rows and columns of the maze respectively.
The following n
lines each contain a string of m
characters. Each character is either .
(an empty cell) or #
(a wall).
outputFormat
Output a single integer to standard output, representing the number of distinct regions of connected empty cells in the maze.
## sample5 6
..##..
#..##.
#.##..
..####
#..#..
3