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Breadth First Search and Depth First Search in C++
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
class Node{
char value;
vector<Node> children;
public:
Node(char c){
value = c;
}
void addChild(Node n){
children.push_back(n);
return;
}
void addChild(char n){
Node foo(n);
children.push_back(foo);
}
char getValue(){
return value;
}
vector<Node> getChildren(){
return children;
}
bool isLeaf(){
return children.size()==0;
}
bool operator==(Node b){
return b.value==value;
}
};
void construct(Node *r)
{
string foo;
cout<<"Enter children for "<< r->getValue() <<" (-1 for leaf)"<<endl;
cin>>foo;
if(foo == "-1")
return;
else{
for(int i = 0; i < foo.length(); i++)
{
Node t(foo[i]);
construct(&t);
r->addChild(t);
}
}
}
string breadthFirstSearch(Node root, Node goal)
{
std::queue<Node> Q;
std::vector<Node> children;
string path = "";
Q.push(root);
while(!Q.empty())
{
Node t = Q.front();
path += t.getValue();
Q.pop();
if(t == goal){
return path;
}
children = t.getChildren();
for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); ++i)
{
Q.push(children[i]);
}
}
return path;
}
string depthFirstSearch(Node root, Node goal)
{
std::stack<Node> Q;
std::vector<Node> children;
string path = "";
Q.push(root);
while(!Q.empty())
{
Node t = Q.top();
path += t.getValue();
Q.pop();
if(t == goal){
return path;
}
children = t.getChildren();
std::reverse(children.begin(),children.end());
for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); ++i){
Q.push(children[i]);
}
}
return path;
}
int main(int argc, char** args)
{
char r;
cout<<"Enter root node"<<endl;
cin>>r;
Node root(r);
construct(&root);
cout<<"Enter Node to search for: ";
cin>>r;
cout<<endl;
cout<<"BFS Traversal: "<<breadthFirstSearch(root, Node(' '))<<endl;
cout<<"BFS Search Path: "<<breadthFirstSearch(root, Node(r))<<endl<<endl;
cout<<"DFS Traversal: "<<depthFirstSearch(root, Node(' '))<<endl;
cout<<"DFS Search Path: "<<depthFirstSearch(root, Node(r))<<endl;
return 0;
}
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bdawco commented Apr 22, 2016

Hi I need help!!
can any body explain me the DSF program?

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asam139 commented Feb 4, 2018

Perfect!!! Thanks so much +1:

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Champake commented Sep 3, 2020

Cannot create leaf node?

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