return res;
}
};
// Iterative solution
class Solution {
public:
vector<vector<int>> combine(int n, int k) {
vector<vector<int>> res;
vector<int> iter;
iter.reserve(k);
for (int mask = (1 << k) - 1; mask < 1 << n; mask++) {
if (__builtin_popcount(mask) != k) continue;
for (int crnt = mask, idx; crnt; crnt ^= 1 << (idx - 1)) {
idx = __builtin_ffs(crnt);
iter.push_back(idx);
}
res.push_back(iter);
iter.clear();
}
return res;
}
};
// Improved iterative solution with bit twiddling
class Solution {
int twiddle(int v) {
int t = v | (v - 1);
int w = (t + 1) | (((~t & -~t) - 1) >> (__builtin_ctz(v) + 1));
return w;
}
public:
vector<vector<int>> combine(int n, int k) {
vector<vector<int>> res;
vector<int> iter;
iter.reserve(k);
for (int mask = (1 << k) - 1; mask < 1 << n; mask = twiddle(mask)) {
for (int crnt = mask, idx; crnt; crnt ^= 1 << (idx - 1)) {
idx = __builtin_ffs(crnt);
iter.push_back(idx);
}
res.push_back(iter);
iter.clear();
}
return res;
}
};