http://en.allexperts.com/q/Computer-Science-3197/Bread-First-Search-Algorithm.htm
BFS(G, s)
for each vertex u in V - { s } do
u.color = white
u.dist = infinity // ''dist'' is distance from s
u.pred = nil // ''pred'' is predecessor
s.color = gray
s.dist = 0
s.pred = nil
Q = { s } // ''Q'' is a FIFO queue
while Q not empty do
u = Q.head // get element on top of queue
for each v in neighbors(u) do // visit every node u has an edge to
if v.color == white then
v.color = gray
v.dist = u.dist + 1
v.pred = u
Q.enqueue(v) // add v to back of queue
Q.dequeue // pop u off top of queue
u.color = black
And a bit more Java-ish..
BFS(root) {
cn = root;
s.push(cn.getValue()); // Save node value on stack
cn.setValue(-1); // mark node visited
q.enqueue(cn);
while(! q.notEmpty() ) {
cn = q.dequeue();
foreach v in cn.getChildren() {
if (v.getValue() != -1) {
// This node not visited yet
s.push(v.getValue()); // save node value on stack
v.setValue(-1); // mark node visited
q.enqueue(v);
}
}
}
}
And even simpler..
BFS(root) {
cn = root;
cn.visit(); // mark node visited
q.enqueue(cn);
while(! q.notEmpty() ) {
cn = q.dequeue();
foreach v in cn.getChildren() {
if ( ! v.visited() ) {
// This node not visited yet
v.visit(); // mark node visited
q.enqueue(v);
}
}
}
}