Dijkstra's Algorithm explanation java
- by alchemey89
Hi,
I have found an implementation for dijkstras algorithm on the internet and was wondering if someone could help me understand how the code works.
Many thanks
private int nr_points=0;
private int[][]Cost;
private int []mask;
private void dijkstraTSP()
{
if(nr_points==0)return;
//algorithm=new String("Dijkstra");
nod1=new Vector();
nod2=new Vector();
weight=new Vector();
mask=new int[nr_points];
//initialise mask with zeros (mask[x]=1 means the vertex is marked as used)
for(int i=0;i<nr_points;i++)mask[i]=0;
//Dijkstra:
int []dd=new int[nr_points];
int []pre=new int[nr_points];
int []path=new int[nr_points+1];
int init_vert=0,pos_in_path=0,new_vert=0;
//initialise the vectors
for(int i=0;i<nr_points;i++)
{
dd[i]=Cost[init_vert][i];
pre[i]=init_vert;
path[i]=-1;
}
pre[init_vert]=0;
path[0]=init_vert;
pos_in_path++;
mask[init_vert]=1;
for(int k=0;k<nr_points-1;k++)
{
//find min. cost in dd
for(int j=0;j<nr_points;j++)
if(dd[j]!=0 && mask[j]==0){new_vert=j; break;}
for(int j=0;j<nr_points;j++)
if(dd[j]<dd[new_vert] && mask[j]==0 && dd[j]!=0)new_vert=j;
mask[new_vert]=1;
path[pos_in_path]=new_vert;
pos_in_path++;
for(int j=0;j<nr_points;j++)
{
if(mask[j]==0)
{
if(dd[j]>dd[new_vert]+Cost[new_vert][j])
{
dd[j]=dd[new_vert]+Cost[new_vert][j];
}
}
}
}
//Close the cycle
path[nr_points]=init_vert;
//Save the solution in 3 vectors (for graphical purposes)
for(int i=0;i<nr_points;i++)
{
nod1.addElement(path[i]);
nod2.addElement(path[i+1]);
weight.addElement(Cost[path[i]][path[i+1]]);
}
}