#C5313. Shortest Path in a Grid
Shortest Path in a Grid
Shortest Path in a Grid
You are given an n x m grid that represents a terrain. Each cell in the grid can be:
- S: the starting point
- E: the destination point
- #: an obstacle (cannot be traversed)
- .: an open space
Your task is to find the length of the shortest path from S to E, moving only in the four cardinal directions (up, down, left, right). If there is no valid path, output -1
.
The shortest path length d is defined as the minimum number of moves required to reach E from S:
\( d = min_{\text{valid path}} (\text{number of moves}) \)
Read the input from standard input and output the result to standard output.
inputFormat
The input is read from standard input and has the following format:
n m row1 row2 ... row_n
Where:
n
andm
are integers representing the number of rows and columns respectively.- Each of the next
n
lines contains a string of lengthm
representing a row in the grid.
outputFormat
Output a single integer to standard output. This integer is the length of the shortest path from S to E. If no such path exists, output -1
.
5 5
S...#
..#.#
#.##.
..#.E
.....#
9