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class Solution {
public:
    bool solve(int i,int j,string &s, string &p){
        if(i>=s.length() && j>=p.length()) return true;
        if(j>=p.length()) return false; //we have exhausted p but still not matched so false

        //if(p[j]!='.' && p[j]!='*' && p[j]!=p[i]) return false;
        

        if(j+1<p.length() && p[j+1]=='*'){
            bool inc=false;
            if((p[j]=='.' || s[i]==p[j]) && i<s.length()) inc=solve(i+1,j,s,p);
            bool exc=solve(i,j+2,s,p);
            return inc||exc;
        }

        if (i<s.length() &&(p[j]=='.' || p[j]==s[i])) return solve(i+1,j+1,s,p); //current index tru check for next
        return false;
    }

    bool isMatch(string s, string p) {
        return solve(0,0,s,p);
    }
};