Minimum swaps needed to convert given Binary Matrix A to Binary Matrix B

Last Updated : 09 Jul, 2021

Given two binary matrices, A[][] and B[][] of size N×M, the task is to find the minimum number of swaps of the elements of matrix A, needed to convert matrix A into matrix B. If it is impossible to do so then print “-1“.

Examples :

Input: A[][] = {{1, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 0}}, B[][] = {{0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}
Output: 3
Explanation:
One possible way to convert matrix A into B is:

Swap the element A[0][0] with A[0][2]. Thereafter the matrix A modifies to {{ 0, 1, 1}, {0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 0}}.

Swap the element A[0][1] with A[1][1]. Thereafter the matrix A modifies to {{ 0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 1}, {0, 1, 0}}.

Swap the element A[1][2] with A[2][0]. Thereafter the matrix A modifies to {{ 0, 0, 1}, {0, 1, 0}, {1, 1, 0}}.

Therefore, the total number of moves needed is 3 and also it is the minimum number of moves needed.

Input: A[][] = {{1, 1}, {0, 1}, {1, 0}, {0, 0}}, B[][] = {{1, 1}, {1, 1}, {0, 1}, {0, 0}}
Output: -1

Naive Approach: This problem can be solved using Hashing. To convert matrix A to B by only swaps, the count of set bits and unset bits in both the matrices must be same. So first check if the set bits and unset bits in A is same as in B or not. If yes, then find the number of positions where element in A is not same as element in B. This will be the final count.

Efficient Approach: The above approach can be further space optimized, with the help of observation that count the number of elements such that A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1 and number of elements such that A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0 must be equal and the minimum number of moves needed is equal to the count obtained. Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

Initialize two variable, say count10 and count01 which count the number of elements such that A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0 and number of elements such that A{i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1 respectively.
Iterate over the range [0, N-1] using the variable i and perform the following steps:
- Iterate over the range [0, M-1] using the variable j and if A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0 then increment the count10 by 1. Else, if A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1 then increment the count01 by 1.
If count01 is equal to count10, then print the value of count01 as the answer. Otherwise, print -1 as the answer.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// C++ program for the above approach
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to count the minimum number
// of swaps required to convert matrix
// A to matrix B
int minSwaps(int N, int M, vector<vector<int> >& A,
             vector<vector<int> >& B)
{
    // Stores number of cells such that
    // matrix A contains 0 and matrix B
    // contains 1
    int count01 = 0;
 
    // Stores number of cells such that
    // matrix A contains 1 and matrix B
    // contains 0
    int count10 = 0;
 
    // Iterate over the range [0, N-1]
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        // Iterate over the range [0, M-1]
        for (int j = 0; j < M; j++) {
            if (A[i][j] != B[i][j]) {
 
                // If A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0
                if (A[i][j] == 1)
                    count10++;
                // If A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1
                else
                    count01++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If count01 is equal to count10
    if (count01 == count10)
        return count01;
 
    // Otherwise,
    else
        return -1;
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
 
    vector<vector<int> > A
        = { { 1, 1, 0 }, { 0, 0, 1 }, { 0, 1, 0 } };
    vector<vector<int> > B
        = { { 0, 0, 1 }, { 0, 1, 0 }, { 1, 1, 0 } };
 
    int N = A.size();
    int M = B[0].size();
 
    cout << minSwaps(N, M, A, B);
}

Java

// Java program for the above approach
 
public class MyClass
{
   
// Function to count the minimum number
// of swaps required to convert matrix
// A to matrix B
public static int minSwaps(int N, int M, int A[][], int B[][])
{
    // Stores number of cells such that
    // matrix A contains 0 and matrix B
    // contains 1
    int count01 = 0;
 
    // Stores number of cells such that
    // matrix A contains 1 and matrix B
    // contains 0
    int count10 = 0;
 
    // Iterate over the range [0, N-1]
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        // Iterate over the range [0, M-1]
        for (int j = 0; j < M; j++) {
            if (A[i][j] != B[i][j]) {
 
                // If A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0
                if (A[i][j] == 1)
                    count10++;
                // If A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1
                else
                    count01++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If count01 is equal to count10
    if (count01 == count10)
        return count01;
 
    // Otherwise,
    else
        return -1;
}
 
// Driver Code
  public static void main(String args[])
{
 
    int [][] A = { { 1, 1, 0 }, { 0, 0, 1 }, { 0, 1, 0 } };
    int [][] B = { { 0, 0, 1 }, { 0, 1, 0 }, { 1, 1, 0 } };
 
    int N = A.length;
    int M = B[0].length;
 
    System.out.println(minSwaps(N, M, A, B));
}}
 
// This code is contributed by SoumikMondal

Python3

# Python3 program for the above approach
 
# Function to count the minimum number
# of swaps required to convert matrix
# A to matrix B
def minSwaps(N, M, A, B):
     
    # Stores number of cells such that
    # matrix A contains 0 and matrix B
    # contains 1
    count01 = 0
 
    # Stores number of cells such that
    # matrix A contains 1 and matrix B
    # contains 0
    count10 = 0
     
    # Iterate over the range[0, N-1]
    for i in range(0, N):
         
        # Iterate over the range[0, M-1]
        for j in range(0, M):
            if (A[i][j] != B[i][j]):
                 
                # If A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0
                if (A[i][j] == 1):
                    count10 += 1
                     
                # If A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1
                else:
                    count01 += 1
 
    # If count01 is equal to count10
    if (count01 == count10):
        return count01
         
    # Otherwise,
    else:
        return -1
 
# Driver Code
A = [ [ 1, 1, 0 ], [ 0, 0, 1 ], [ 0, 1, 0 ] ]
B = [ [ 0, 0, 1 ], [ 0, 1, 0 ], [ 1, 1, 0 ] ] 
N = len(A)
M = len(B[0])
 
print(minSwaps(N, M, A, B))
 
# This code is contributed by amreshkumar3

Javascript

<script>
        // JavaScript program for the above approach
 
        // Function to count the minimum number
        // of swaps required to convert matrix
        // A to matrix B
        function minSwaps(N, M, A, B) 
        {
         
            // Stores number of cells such that
            // matrix A contains 0 and matrix B
            // contains 1
            let count01 = 0;
 
            // Stores number of cells such that
            // matrix A contains 1 and matrix B
            // contains 0
            let count10 = 0;
 
            // Iterate over the range [0, N-1]
            for (let i = 0; i < N; i++) {
                // Iterate over the range [0, M-1]
                for (let j = 0; j < M; j++) {
                    if (A[i][j] != B[i][j]) {
 
                        // If A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0
                        if (A[i][j] == 1)
                            count10++;
                        // If A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1
                        else
                            count01++;
                    }
                }
            }
 
            // If count01 is equal to count10
            if (count01 == count10)
                return count01;
 
            // Otherwise,
            else
                return -1;
        }
 
        // Driver Code
        let A
            = [[1, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 0]];
        let B
            = [[0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 0], [1, 1, 0]];
 
        let N = A.length;
        let M = B[0].length;
 
        document.write(minSwaps(N, M, A, B));
 
  // This code is contributed by Potta Lokesh
    </script>

C#

// C# program for the above approach
 
using System;
 
class GFG {
 
// Function to count the minimum number
// of swaps required to convert matrix
// A to matrix B
public static int minSwaps(int N, int M, int[,] A, int[,] B)
{
    // Stores number of cells such that
    // matrix A contains 0 and matrix B
    // contains 1
    int count01 = 0;
 
    // Stores number of cells such that
    // matrix A contains 1 and matrix B
    // contains 0
    int count10 = 0;
 
    // Iterate over the range [0, N-1]
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
        // Iterate over the range [0, M-1]
        for (int j = 0; j < M; j++) {
            if (A[i,j] != B[i, j]) {
 
                // If A[i][j] = 1 and B[i][j] = 0
                if (A[i, j] == 1)
                    count10++;
                // If A[i][j] = 0 and B[i][j] = 1
                else
                    count01++;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If count01 is equal to count10
    if (count01 == count10)
        return count01;
 
    // Otherwise,
    else
        return -1;
}
 
  // Driver code
  public static void Main (String[] args) 
  {
    int [,] A = { { 1, 1, 0 }, { 0, 0, 1 }, { 0, 1, 0 } };
    int [,] B = { { 0, 0, 1 }, { 0, 1, 0 }, { 1, 1, 0 } };
 
    int N = A.GetLength(0);
    int M = 3;
 
    Console.Write(minSwaps(N, M, A, B));
  }
}

Output

Time Complexity: O(N*M).
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

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