/** * File: coin_change_greedy.java * Created Time: 2023-07-20 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ package chapter_greedy; import java.util.Arrays; public class coin_change_greedy { /* Coin change: Greedy algorithm */ static int coinChangeGreedy(int[] coins, int amt) { // Assume coins list is sorted int i = coins.length - 1; int count = 0; // Loop to make greedy choices until no remaining amount while (amt > 0) { // Find the coin that is less than and closest to the remaining amount while (i > 0 && coins[i] > amt) { i--; } // Choose coins[i] amt -= coins[i]; count++; } // If no feasible solution is found, return -1 return amt == 0 ? count : -1; } public static void main(String[] args) { // Greedy algorithm: Can guarantee finding the global optimal solution int[] coins = { 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 }; int amt = 186; int res = coinChangeGreedy(coins, amt); System.out.println("\ncoins = " + Arrays.toString(coins) + ", amt = " + amt); System.out.println("Minimum number of coins needed to make " + amt + " is " + res); // Greedy algorithm: Cannot guarantee finding the global optimal solution coins = new int[] { 1, 20, 50 }; amt = 60; res = coinChangeGreedy(coins, amt); System.out.println("\ncoins = " + Arrays.toString(coins) + ", amt = " + amt); System.out.println("Minimum number of coins needed to make " + amt + " is " + res); System.out.println("Actually the minimum number needed is 3, i.e., 20 + 20 + 20"); // Greedy algorithm: Cannot guarantee finding the global optimal solution coins = new int[] { 1, 49, 50 }; amt = 98; res = coinChangeGreedy(coins, amt); System.out.println("\ncoins = " + Arrays.toString(coins) + ", amt = " + amt); System.out.println("Minimum number of coins needed to make " + amt + " is " + res); System.out.println("Actually the minimum number needed is 2, i.e., 49 + 49"); } }