Rat in a Maze Problem when movement in all possible directions is allowed

Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2024

Consider a rat placed at (0, 0) in a square matrix m[ ][ ] of order n and has to reach the destination at (n-1, n-1). The task is to find a sorted array of strings denoting all the possible directions which the rat can take to reach the destination at (n-1, n-1). The directions in which the rat can move are 'U'(up), 'D'(down), 'L' (left), 'R' (right).

Examples:

Input : N = 4
1 0 0 0
1 1 0 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 1 1
Output :
DRDDRR
Input :N = 4
1 0 0 0
1 1 0 1
1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1
Output :
DDRDRR DRDDRR
Explanation:

Solution:

Brute Force Approach:

We can use simple backtracking without using any extra space .

C++

// C++ implementation of the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define MAX 5
using namespace std;

    
    void getallpath(int matrix[MAX][MAX], int n,int row,int col,vector<string> &ans,string cur)
    {
        if(row>=n or col>=n or row<0 or col<0 or matrix[row][col] == 0)
        return ;
        
        if(row == n-1 and col == n-1)
        {
            ans.push_back(cur);
            return ;
        }
        
        //now if its one we have 4 calls
        matrix[row][col] = 0;
        
        getallpath(matrix,n,row-1,col,ans,cur+"U");
        getallpath(matrix,n,row,col+1,ans,cur+"R");
        getallpath(matrix,n,row,col-1,ans,cur+"L");
        getallpath(matrix,n,row+1,col,ans,cur+"D");
        
        matrix[row][col] = 1;
        
        return ;
    }
    
vector<string> findPath(int matrix[MAX][MAX], int n) {
        // Your code goes here
        vector<string> ans;
        getallpath(matrix,n,0,0,ans,"");
        return ans;
    }
int main()
{
    int m[MAX][MAX] = { { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
                        { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
                        { 1, 1, 1, 0, 1 },
                        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
                        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 } };
    int n = sizeof(m) / sizeof(m[0]);
    vector<string> ans = findPath(m, n);
    for(auto i : ans)
    cout<<i<<" ";

    return 0;
}

Java

import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    static final int MAX = 5;

    static void getallpath(int[][] matrix, int n, int row,
                           int col, List<String> ans,
                           String cur)
    {
        if (row >= n || col >= n || row < 0 || col < 0
            || matrix[row][col] == 0) {
            return;
        }

        if (row == n - 1 && col == n - 1) {
            ans.add(cur);
            return;
        }

        matrix[row][col] = 0;

        getallpath(matrix, n, row - 1, col, ans, cur + "U");
        getallpath(matrix, n, row, col + 1, ans, cur + "R");
        getallpath(matrix, n, row, col - 1, ans, cur + "L");
        getallpath(matrix, n, row + 1, col, ans, cur + "D");

        matrix[row][col] = 1;

        return;
    }

    static List<String> findPath(int[][] matrix, int n)
    {
        List<String> ans = new ArrayList<>();
        getallpath(matrix, n, 0, 0, ans, "");
        return ans;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int[][] m = { { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
                      { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
                      { 1, 1, 1, 0, 1 },
                      { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
                      { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 } };
        int n = m.length;
        List<String> ans = findPath(m, n);
        for (String i : ans) {
            System.out.println(i + " ");
        }
    }
}

// This code is contributed by abn95knd1.

Python

# Python3 implementation of the above approach
def getallpath(mat, n, ans, curpath, r, c):
        if(r>=n or c>=n or r<0 or c<0 or mat[r][c] == 0):
            return;
        
        if(r == n-1 and c == n-1):
            ans.append(curpath)
            return
        mat[r][c] = 0
        
        # calls
        getallpath(mat,n,ans,curpath+"U",r-1,c)
        getallpath(mat,n,ans,curpath+"D",r+1,c)
        getallpath(mat,n,ans,curpath+"L",r,c-1)
        getallpath(mat,n,ans,curpath+"R",r,c+1)
        
        mat[r][c] = 1;

# Function to store and print
# all the valid paths
def findpath(mat ,n):

    # vector to store all the possible paths
    possiblePaths = []
    getallpath(mat,n,possiblePaths,"",0,0)
    # Print all possible paths
    for i in range(len(possiblePaths)):
        print(possiblePaths[i], end = " ")

# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__":
    
    mat = [ [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], 
          [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 ], 
          [ 1, 1, 1, 0, 1 ], 
          [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ],
          [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ] ]
    n = len(mat)
    
    findpath(mat, n)

# This code is contributed by Arpit Jain

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Algorithm
{
    class MainClass
    {
        static readonly int MAX = 5;

        static void getallpath(int[,] matrix, int n, int row,
                               int col, List<string> ans,
                               string cur)
        {
            if (row >= n || col >= n || row < 0 || col < 0
                || matrix[row, col] == 0)
            {
                return;
            }

            if (row == n - 1 && col == n - 1)
            {
                ans.Add(cur);
                return;
            }

            matrix[row, col] = 0;

            getallpath(matrix, n, row - 1, col, ans, cur + "U");
            getallpath(matrix, n, row, col + 1, ans, cur + "R");
            getallpath(matrix, n, row, col - 1, ans, cur + "L");
            getallpath(matrix, n, row + 1, col, ans, cur + "D");

            matrix[row, col] = 1;

            return;
        }

        static List<string> findPath(int[,] matrix, int n)
        {
            List<string> ans = new List<string>();
            getallpath(matrix, n, 0, 0, ans, "");
            return ans;
        }

        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int[,] m = { { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
                         { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
                         { 1, 1, 1, 0, 1 },
                         { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 },
                         { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 } };
            int n = m.GetLength(0);
            List<string> ans = findPath(m, n);
            foreach (string i in ans)
            {
                Console.Write(i + " ");
            }
        }
    }
}

JavaScript

// The equivalent JavaScript code is as follows:

const MAX = 5;

function getallpath(matrix, n, row, col, ans, cur) {
  if (row >= n || col >= n || row < 0 || col < 0 || matrix[row][col] === 0) {
    return;
  }

  if (row === n - 1 && col === n - 1) {
    ans.push(cur);
    return;
  }

  matrix[row][col] = 0;

  getallpath(matrix, n, row - 1, col, ans, cur + "U");
  getallpath(matrix, n, row, col + 1, ans, cur + "R");
  getallpath(matrix, n, row, col - 1, ans, cur + "L");
  getallpath(matrix, n, row + 1, col, ans, cur + "D");

  matrix[row][col] = 1;

  return;
}

function findPath(matrix, n) {
  let ans = [];
  getallpath(matrix, n, 0, 0, ans, "");
  return ans;
}

let m = [
  [1, 0, 0, 0, 0],
  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
  [1, 1, 1, 0, 1],
  [0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
  [0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
];
let n = m.length;
let ans = findPath(m, n);
for (let i of ans) {
  console.log(i + " ");
}

Output

DRRRRDDD DRDRURRDDD DDRURRRDDD DDRRURRDDD

Complexity Analysis:

Time Complexity: O(3^(n^2))
As we are making 4 calls for every cell in the matrix.
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
As we are not using any extra space.

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