Solution.java

class Solution {
    private Boolean[][] f;
    private String s;
    private String p;
    private int m;
    private int n;

    public boolean isMatch(String s, String p) {
        m = s.length();
        n = p.length();
        f = new Boolean[m + 1][n + 1];
        this.s = s;
        this.p = p;
        return dfs(0, 0);
    }

    private boolean dfs(int i, int j) {
        if (j >= n) {
            return i == m;
        }
        if (f[i][j] != null) {
            return f[i][j];
        }
        boolean res = false;
        if (j + 1 < n && p.charAt(j + 1) == '*') {
            res = dfs(i, j + 2)
                || (i < m && (s.charAt(i) == p.charAt(j) || p.charAt(j) == '.') && dfs(i + 1, j));
        } else {
            res = i < m && (s.charAt(i) == p.charAt(j) || p.charAt(j) == '.') && dfs(i + 1, j + 1);
        }
        return f[i][j] = res;
    }
}