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How to Search | What is BFS
Breadth First Search
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Breadth First Search

Breadth First Search

1. What is BFS
2. Practice
3. Improve Your Code
4. Solving the Problems using BFS

How to Search

Breadth First Search (BFS), or Traversal is an algorithm for searching on graph data structure for a node. This algorithm is useful, for example, for searching the shortest path between two nodes, and you can see how it works on example:

The main approach: for the current node, traverse all neighbors that haven’t been visited yet, and do BFS for them. Algorithm is a technique to do graph traversal.

For tracking path, use queue data structure. When you are visiting node (this is a first element in the queue), push all non-visited neighbors of it to the queue, and remove the current node. This way, you’ll traverse all the neighbors one by one.

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Section 1. Chapter 1
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How to Search

Breadth First Search (BFS), or Traversal is an algorithm for searching on graph data structure for a node. This algorithm is useful, for example, for searching the shortest path between two nodes, and you can see how it works on example:

The main approach: for the current node, traverse all neighbors that haven’t been visited yet, and do BFS for them. Algorithm is a technique to do graph traversal.

For tracking path, use queue data structure. When you are visiting node (this is a first element in the queue), push all non-visited neighbors of it to the queue, and remove the current node. This way, you’ll traverse all the neighbors one by one.

Switch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below

Everything was clear?

Section 1. Chapter 1
toggle bottom row

How to Search

Breadth First Search (BFS), or Traversal is an algorithm for searching on graph data structure for a node. This algorithm is useful, for example, for searching the shortest path between two nodes, and you can see how it works on example:

The main approach: for the current node, traverse all neighbors that haven’t been visited yet, and do BFS for them. Algorithm is a technique to do graph traversal.

For tracking path, use queue data structure. When you are visiting node (this is a first element in the queue), push all non-visited neighbors of it to the queue, and remove the current node. This way, you’ll traverse all the neighbors one by one.

Switch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below

Everything was clear?

Breadth First Search (BFS), or Traversal is an algorithm for searching on graph data structure for a node. This algorithm is useful, for example, for searching the shortest path between two nodes, and you can see how it works on example:

The main approach: for the current node, traverse all neighbors that haven’t been visited yet, and do BFS for them. Algorithm is a technique to do graph traversal.

For tracking path, use queue data structure. When you are visiting node (this is a first element in the queue), push all non-visited neighbors of it to the queue, and remove the current node. This way, you’ll traverse all the neighbors one by one.

Switch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Section 1. Chapter 1
Switch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
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