Breadth first search (BFS) is an algorithm for traversing or searching tree. It starts at the tree root and moves neighbor nodes (child nodes) first, before moving to the next level neighbors (grandchild nodes). Actually, this algorithm using FIFO (FIRST IN FIRST OUT) data structure internally to handling traversal moves.
Overall node traversal moves are lookings like Zigzag (Start from left to right).BFS is also useful in finding the shortest path.
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BreadthFirstSearch.java
1 package com.techieprogrammer;
2 import java.util.ArrayList;
3 import java.util.Arrays;
4 import java.util.Iterator;
5 import java.util.List;
6
7 class BFSNode {
8 int nodeValue;
9 BFSNode leftChildNode;
10 BFSNode rightChildNode;
11
12 public BFSNode(int nodeValue) {
13 this.nodeValue = nodeValue; //Place to update node value through constructor for each Node
14 this.leftChildNode = null;
15 this.rightChildNode = null;
16 }
17 }
18
19 class BFSCompute {
20 private static BFSNode temp;
21 private static BFSNode newNode;
22 private static BFSNode headNode;
23 private static List <BFSNode> nodeBuffer = new ArrayList<BFSNode>();
24
25 public static void add(int nodeValue) {
26 newNode = new BFSNode(nodeValue);
27 temp = headNode;
28 if(temp != null)
29 { mapping(); }
30 else
31 { headNode = newNode; }
32 }
33
34 private static void mapping() {
35 if(newNode.nodeValue < temp.nodeValue) { //Check value of new Node is smaller than Parent Node
36 if(temp.leftChildNode == null)
37 { temp.leftChildNode = newNode; } //Assign new Node to leftChildNode of Parent Node
38 else
39 {
40 temp = temp.leftChildNode; //Parent Node is already having leftChildNode,so temp object reference variable is now pointing leftChildNode as Parent Node
41 mapping();
42 }
43 }
44 else
45 {
46 if(temp.rightChildNode == null)
47 { temp.rightChildNode = newNode; } //Assign new Node to rightChildNode of Parent Node
48 else
49 {
50 temp = temp.rightChildNode; //Parent Node is already having rightChildNode,so temp object reference variable is now pointing rightChildNode as Parent Node
51 mapping();
52 }
53 }
54 }
55
56 public static void traversal() {
57 if(headNode != null) {
58 System.out.println("Breadth First Search Traversal:");
59 nodeBuffer.add(headNode); //Add head Node is nodeBuffer ArrayList
60 compute();
61 }
62 }
63
64 //Flow Travels from Left to Right Order, so that leftChildNode is added before rightChildNode in nodeBuffer ArrayList
65 private static void compute() {
66 int counter = 0;
67 int nodeBufferSize = 0;
68 do
69 {
70 System.out.print(nodeBuffer.get(counter).nodeValue+" ");
71 if(nodeBuffer.get(counter).leftChildNode != null) {
72 nodeBuffer.add(nodeBuffer.get(counter).leftChildNode);
73 }
74 if(nodeBuffer.get(counter).rightChildNode != null) {
75 nodeBuffer.add(nodeBuffer.get(counter).rightChildNode);
76 }
77 counter++;
78 nodeBufferSize = nodeBuffer.size();
79 }
80 while(counter < nodeBufferSize);
81 }
82 }
83
84 public class BreadthFirstSearch {
85 //Entry Point
86 public static void main(String[] args) {
87 List <Integer> intList = new ArrayList <Integer>(Arrays.asList(50,2,5,78,90,20,4,6,98));
88 Iterator<Integer> ptr = intList.iterator();
89 while(ptr.hasNext())
90 { BFSCompute.add(ptr.next()); }
91 BFSCompute.traversal();
92 }
93 }
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