<p>Determine if a&nbsp;<code>9 x 9</code> Sudoku board&nbsp;is valid.&nbsp;Only the filled cells need to be validated&nbsp;<strong>according to the following rules</strong>:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Each row&nbsp;must contain the&nbsp;digits&nbsp;<code>1-9</code> without repetition.</li>
	<li>Each column must contain the digits&nbsp;<code>1-9</code>&nbsp;without repetition.</li>
	<li>Each of the nine&nbsp;<code>3 x 3</code> sub-boxes of the grid must contain the digits&nbsp;<code>1-9</code>&nbsp;without repetition.</li>
</ol>

<p><strong>Note:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li>A Sudoku board (partially filled) could be valid but is not necessarily solvable.</li>
	<li>Only the filled cells need to be validated according to the mentioned&nbsp;rules.</li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Sudoku-by-L2G-20050714.svg/250px-Sudoku-by-L2G-20050714.svg.png" style="height:250px; width:250px" />
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<strong>Input:</strong> board = 
[[&quot;5&quot;,&quot;3&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;7&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;1&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;5&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;3&quot;]
,[&quot;4&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;3&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;1&quot;]
,[&quot;7&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;2&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;2&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;4&quot;,&quot;1&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;5&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;7&quot;,&quot;9&quot;]]
<strong>Output:</strong> true
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> board = 
[[&quot;8&quot;,&quot;3&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;7&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;1&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;5&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;3&quot;]
,[&quot;4&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;3&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;1&quot;]
,[&quot;7&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;2&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;6&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;2&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;4&quot;,&quot;1&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;5&quot;]
,[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;7&quot;,&quot;9&quot;]]
<strong>Output:</strong> false
<strong>Explanation:</strong> Same as Example 1, except with the <strong>5</strong> in the top left corner being modified to <strong>8</strong>. Since there are two 8&#39;s in the top left 3x3 sub-box, it is invalid.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>board.length == 9</code></li>
	<li><code>board[i].length == 9</code></li>
	<li><code>board[i][j]</code> is a digit <code>1-9</code> or <code>&#39;.&#39;</code>.</li>
</ul>

class Solution {
public:
    bool isValidSudoku(vector<vector<char>>& board) {
        const int num = 9;
        // Initialize boolean arrays to track digits in each row, column, and subgrid
        bool row[num][num] = {false};
        bool col[num][num] = {false};
        bool subGrid[num][num] = {false};
        
        // Iterate through each cell in the Sudoku board
        for(int r = 0; r < num; ++r){
            for(int c = 0; c < num; ++c){
                // Skip empty cells
                if(board[r][c] == '.')
                    continue; // if not a number, proceed to the next cell
                
                // Convert character digit to numerical index
                int idx = board[r][c] - '0' - 1; // char to num idx
                // Determine the subgrid number based on the current cell's position
                int gridNum = (r/3) * 3 + (c/3);
                
                // Check if the number already exists in the corresponding row, column, or subgrid
                if(row[r][idx] || col[c][idx] || subGrid[gridNum][idx]){
                    return false; // if duplicate number found, the Sudoku board is invalid
                }
                
                // Update the boolean arrays for the current row, column, and subgrid with the current digit
                row[r][idx] = true;
                col[c][idx] = true;
                subGrid[gridNum][idx] = true;
            }
        }
        return true; // if no duplicates found, the Sudoku board is valid
    }
};
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