Solution.java

class Solution {
    private boolean[][] visited;

    public boolean exist(char[][] board, String word) {
        int m = board.length, n = board[0].length;
        visited = new boolean[m][n];
        char[] chars = word.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < m; ++i) {
            for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
                boolean res = dfs(board, i, j, chars, 0);
                if (res) return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    private boolean dfs(char[][] board, int i, int j, char[] chars, int cur) {
        if (cur == chars.length) return true;
        if (i < 0 || i >= board.length || j < 0 || j >= board[0].length) return false;
        if (visited[i][j] || board[i][j] != chars[cur]) return false;
        visited[i][j] = true;
        int next = cur + 1;
        boolean res = dfs(board, i + 1, j, chars, next) 
                || dfs(board, i - 1, j, chars, next) 
                || dfs(board, i, j + 1, chars, next) 
                || dfs(board, i, j - 1, chars, next);
        visited[i][j] = false;
        return res;
    }
}