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The document contains a Java class named Pathfinding that implements Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path in a grid. It initializes a distance array, uses a priority queue to explore possible paths, and updates distances based on movement until boundaries or obstacles are encountered. The method returns the shortest distance to the destination or -1 if unreachable.

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generalDijikstra

The document contains a Java class named Pathfinding that implements Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path in a grid. It initializes a distance array, uses a priority queue to explore possible paths, and updates distances based on movement until boundaries or obstacles are encountered. The method returns the shortest distance to the destination or -1 if unreachable.

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import java.util.

PriorityQueue;
import java.util.Arrays;

class Pathfinding {
public int findPath(int[][] grid, int[] start, int[] destination) {
int rows = grid.length, cols = grid[0].length;

// Step 1: Initialize auxiliary array


int[][] distances = new int[rows][cols];
for (int[] row : distances) Arrays.fill(row, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
distances[start[0]][start[1]] = 0;

// Step 2: Priority Queue for Dijkstra's Algorithm


PriorityQueue<int[]> pq = new PriorityQueue<>((a, b) -> a[0] - b[0]);
pq.offer(new int[]{0, start[0], start[1]}); // {distance, row, col}

// Step 3: Directions for movement


int[][] directions = {{1, 0}, {-1, 0}, {0, 1}, {0, -1}};

// Step 4: Process the queue


while (!pq.isEmpty()) {
int[] current = pq.poll();
int dist = current[0], r = current[1], c = current[2];

// If already processed with shorter distance, skip


if (dist > distances[r][c]) continue;

// Explore all directions


for (int[] dir : directions) {
int nr = r, nc = c, steps = 0;

// Move in the direction until hitting a boundary/obstacle


while (nr + dir[0] >= 0 && nr + dir[0] < rows &&
nc + dir[1] >= 0 && nc + dir[1] < cols &&
grid[nr + dir[0]][nc + dir[1]] == 0) {
nr += dir[0];
nc += dir[1];
steps++;
}

// Update distance if a shorter path is found


int newDist = dist + steps;
if (newDist < distances[nr][nc]) {
distances[nr][nc] = newDist;
pq.offer(new int[]{newDist, nr, nc});
}
}
}

// Step 5: Return result


return distances[destination[0]][destination[1]] == Integer.MAX_VALUE ? -
1 : distances[destination[0]][destination[1]];
}
}

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