LeetCode 70. Climbing Stairs (javascript)

You are climbing a staircase. It takes n steps to reach the top.

Each time you can either climb 1 or 2 steps. In how many distinct ways can you climb to the top?

Example 1:

Input: n = 2
Output: 2
Explanation: There are two ways to climb to the top.
1. 1 step + 1 step
2. 2 steps

Example 2:

Input: n = 3
Output: 3
Explanation: There are three ways to climb to the top.
1. 1 step + 1 step + 1 step
2. 1 step + 2 steps
3. 2 steps + 1 step

Constraints:

• 1 <= n <= 45

Idea:

Dynamic programing

dp[i] represents how many distinct ways climb i stairs to the top
dp[1] = 1;
dp[2] = 2;
dp[3] = dp[2] + d[1];
dp[4] = dp[3] + d[2];
...
dp[i] = dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2];

Solution:

/**
 * @param {number} n
 * @return {number}
 */
var climbStairs = function(n) {
    let dp = Array.from(new Array(n + 1));
    dp[1] = 1;
    dp[2] = 2;
    for (let i = 3; i <= n; i++) {
        dp[i] = dp[i - 1] + dp[i - 2];
    }
    return dp[n];
};