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C# Program for Subset Sum Problem | DP-25

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Given a set of non-negative integers, and a value sum, determine if there is a subset of the given set with sum equal to given sum.
Example:

Input:  set[] = {3, 34, 4, 12, 5, 2}, sum = 9
Output:  True  //There is a subset (4, 5) with sum 9.

Recommended: Please solve it on “PRACTICE ” first, before moving on to the solution.

Following is naive recursive implementation that simply follows the recursive structure mentioned above.

C#




// A recursive solution for subset sum problem
using System;
  
class GFG {
    // Returns true if there is a subset of set[] with sum
    // equal to given sum
    static bool isSubsetSum(int[] set, int n, int sum)
    {
        // Base Cases
        if (sum == 0)
            return true;
        if (n == 0 && sum != 0)
            return false;
  
        // If last element is greater than sum,
        // then ignore it
        if (set[n - 1] > sum)
            return isSubsetSum(set, n - 1, sum);
  
        /* else, check if sum can be obtained 
        by any of the following
        (a) including the last element
        (b) excluding the last element */
        return isSubsetSum(set, n - 1, sum) 
              || isSubsetSum(set, n - 1, sum - set[n - 1]);
    }
  
    // Driver program
    public static void Main()
    {
        int[] set = { 3, 34, 4, 12, 5, 2 };
        int sum = 9;
        int n = set.Length;
        if (isSubsetSum(set, n, sum) == true)
            Console.WriteLine("Found a subset with given sum");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("No subset with given sum");
    }
}
  
// This code is contributed by Sam007


Output:

Found a subset with given sum

We can solve the problem in Pseudo-polynomial time using Dynamic programming.

C#




// A Dynamic Programming solution for subset sum problem
using System;
  
class GFG {
    // Returns true if there is a subset
    // of set[] with sun equal to given sum
    static bool isSubsetSum(int[] set, int n, int sum)
    {
        // The value of subset[i][j] will be true if there
        // is a subset of set[0..j-1] with sum equal to i
        bool[, ] subset = new bool[sum + 1, n + 1];
  
        // If sum is 0, then answer is true
        for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++)
            subset[0, i] = true;
  
        // If sum is not 0 and set is empty, then answer is false
        for (int i = 1; i <= sum; i++)
            subset[i, 0] = false;
  
        // Fill the subset table in bottom up manner
        for (int i = 1; i <= sum; i++) {
            for (int j = 1; j <= n; j++) {
                subset[i, j] = subset[i, j - 1];
                if (i >= set[j - 1])
                    subset[i, j] = subset[i, j] || subset[i - set[j - 1], j - 1];
            }
        }
  
        return subset[sum, n];
    }
  
    // Driver program
    public static void Main()
    {
        int[] set = { 3, 34, 4, 12, 5, 2 };
        int sum = 9;
        int n = set.Length;
        if (isSubsetSum(set, n, sum) == true)
            Console.WriteLine("Found a subset with given sum");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("No subset with given sum");
    }
}
// This code is contributed by Sam007


Output:

Found a subset with given sum

Please refer complete article on Subset Sum Problem | DP-25 for more details!


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