Graph Depth-First Search
DFS explores one path as deeply as possible before backtracking. It can be implemented recursively or with an explicit stack.
ابدأ بهذا النموذج الذهني
DFS explores one path as deeply as possible before backtracking. It can be implemented recursively or with an explicit stack.
كيف يعمل، بلا مصطلحات زائدة
Mark a node visited before exploring neighbors to avoid cycles.
Across a graph represented by adjacency lists, traversal is O(V + E).
اقرأ الخوارزمية كسلسلة من القرارات
Define directed/undirected and weighted/unweighted assumptions.
Choose the graph representation.
Track algorithm state and handle disconnected/cyclic cases explicitly.
Read a tiny input by hand and write down the state after every important operation. For Graph Depth-First Search, the goal is to make the invariant visible rather than to memorize code.
function dfs(graph, start) {
const seen = new Set();
function visit(node) {
if (seen.has(node)) return;
seen.add(node);
for (const next of graph[node] ?? []) visit(next);
}
visit(start);
return seen;
}لا تحفظ الصياغة. تتبع الحالة التي تتغير في كل سطر واربطها بالثابت الموضح أعلاه.
O(V+E)
Do not quote this complexity mechanically. Ask which operation or input dimension it describes, then derive the cost from the loops, recursion depth, data-structure operations and any preprocessing assumptions.
مناسب لـ
- Connectivity
- Cycle/SCC building blocks
- Backtracking-style graph exploration
ما الذي يسوء عادةً
- Forgetting disconnected components.
- Mixing weighted and unweighted shortest-path algorithms.
- Not protecting against revisits/cycles.
صيغة إجابة احترافية
State the visited-set requirement and O(V + E). Compare with BFS when shortest unweighted paths are needed.
What problem does Graph Depth-First Search solve?
DFS explores one path as deeply as possible before backtracking. It can be implemented recursively or with an explicit stack.
ماذا يجب أن أذكر عن التعقيد؟
Its typical cost here is O(V+E), but a complete answer should connect that cost to the representation, input constraints and the dominant operations.
ما الخطأ الأكثر شيوعاً؟
Forgetting disconnected components.