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Count total ways to reach destination from source in an undirected Graph

23 June 2025

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Given an undirected graph, a source vertex ‘s’ and a destination vertex ‘d’, the task is to count the total paths from the given ‘s’ to ‘d’.

Examples

Input: s = 1, d = 4

Output: 2
Explanation:
Below are the 2 paths from 1 to 4
1 -> 3 -> 4
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4

Input: s = 3, d = 9

Output: 6
Explanation:
Below are the 6 paths from 3 to 9
3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 6 -> 5 -> 10 -> 9
3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 6 -> 10 -> 9
3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 8 -> 9
3 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 6 -> 5 -> 10 -> 9
3 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 6 -> 10 -> 9
3 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1 -> 7 -> 8 -> 9

Approach:
The idea is to do Depth First Traversal of a given undirected graph.

Start the traversal from the source.
Keep storing the visited vertices in an array saying ‘visited[]’.
If we reach the destination vertex, increment the count by ‘1’.
The important thing is to mark current vertices in visited[] as visited so that the traversal doesn’t go in cycles.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
 
// Utility Function to count total ways
int countWays(int mtrx[][11], int vrtx,
            int i, int dest, bool visited[])
{
    // Base condition
    // When reach to the destination
    if (i == dest) {
        return 1;
    }
 
    int total = 0;
    for (int j = 0; j < vrtx; j++) {
        if (mtrx[i][j] == 1 && !visited[j]) {
 
            // Make vertex visited
            visited[j] = true;
 
            // Recursive function, for count ways
            total += countWays(mtrx, vrtx, j, dest, visited);
 
            // Backtracking
            // Make vertex unvisited
            visited[j] = false;
        }
    }
 
    // Return total ways
    return total;
}
 
// Function to count total ways
// to reach destination
int totalWays(int mtrx[][11], int vrtx,
            int src, int dest)
{
    bool visited[vrtx];
 
    // Loop to make all vertex unvisited,
    // Initially
    for (int i = 0; i < vrtx; i++) {
        visited[i] = false;
    }
 
    // Make source visited
    visited[src] = true;
 
    return countWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest, visited);
}
 
int main()
{
    int vrtx = 11;
    int mtrx[11][11] = {
        { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }
    };
 
     int src = 3;
     int dest = 9;
 
// Print total ways
printf("%d\n", totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest));
 
return 0;
}

C++

// C++ program to count total number of
// ways to reach destination in a graph
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
// Utility Function to count total ways
int countWays(int mtrx[][11], int vrtx,
              int i, int dest, bool visited[])
{
    // Base condition
    // When reach to the destination
    if (i == dest) {
 
        return 1;
    }
    int total = 0;
    for (int j = 0; j < vrtx; j++) {
        if (mtrx[i][j] == 1 && !visited[j]) {
 
            // Make vertex visited
            visited[j] = true;
 
            // Recursive function, for count ways
            total += countWays(mtrx, vrtx,
                               j, dest, visited);
 
            // Backtracking
            // Make vertex unvisited
            visited[j] = false;
        }
    }
 
    // Return total ways
    return total;
}
 
// Function to count total ways
// to reach destination
int totalWays(int mtrx[][11], int vrtx,
              int src, int dest)
{
    bool visited[vrtx];
 
    // Loop to make all vertex unvisited,
    // Initially
    for (int i = 0; i < vrtx; i++) {
        visited[i] = false;
    }
 
    // Make source visited
    visited[src] = true;
 
    return countWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest,
                     visited);
}
 
int main()
{
    int vrtx = 11;
    int mtrx[11][11] = {
        { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }
    };
 
    int src = 3;
    int dest = 9;
 
    // Print total ways
    cout << totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src - 1,
                      dest - 1);
 
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to count total number of
// ways to reach destination in a graph
class GFG{
  
// Utility Function to count total ways
static int countWays(int mtrx[][], int vrtx,
              int i, int dest, boolean visited[])
{
    // Base condition
    // When reach to the destination
    if (i == dest) {
  
        return 1;
    }
    int total = 0;
    for (int j = 0; j < vrtx; j++) {
        if (mtrx[i][j] == 1 && !visited[j]) {
  
            // Make vertex visited
            visited[j] = true;
  
            // Recursive function, for count ways
            total += countWays(mtrx, vrtx,
                               j, dest, visited);
  
            // Backtracking
            // Make vertex unvisited
            visited[j] = false;
        }
    }
  
    // Return total ways
    return total;
}
  
// Function to count total ways
// to reach destination
static int totalWays(int mtrx[][], int vrtx,
              int src, int dest)
{
    boolean []visited = new boolean[vrtx];
  
    // Loop to make all vertex unvisited,
    // Initially
    for (int i = 0; i < vrtx; i++) {
        visited[i] = false;
    }
  
    // Make source visited
    visited[src] = true;
  
    return countWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest,
                     visited);
}
  
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int vrtx = 11;
    int mtrx[][] = {
        { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }
    };
  
    int src = 3;
    int dest = 9;
  
    // Print total ways
    System.out.print(totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src - 1,
                      dest - 1));
  
}
}
 
// This code contributed by Rajput-Ji

Python 3

# Python 3 program to count total number of
# ways to reach destination in a graph
 
# Utility Function to count total ways
def countWays(mtrx, vrtx, i, dest, visited):
     
    # Base condition
    # When reach to the destination
    if (i == dest):
        return 1
         
    total = 0
    for j in range(vrtx):
        if (mtrx[i][j] == 1 and not visited[j]):
 
            # Make vertex visited
            visited[j] = True;
 
            # Recursive function, for count ways
            total += countWays(mtrx, vrtx, j, dest, visited);
 
            # Backtracking
            # Make vertex unvisited
            visited[j] = False;
 
    # Return total ways
    return total
 
# Function to count total ways
# to reach destination
def totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest):
    visited = [False]*vrtx
 
    # Loop to make all vertex unvisited,
    # Initially
    for i in range(vrtx):
        visited[i] = False
 
    # Make source visited
    visited[src] = True;
 
    return countWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest,visited)
 
# Driver function
vrtx = 11
mtrx = [
        [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 ],
        [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ]
    ]
 
src = 3
dest = 9
 
# Print total ways
print(totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src - 1,dest - 1))
 
# This code is contributed by atul kumar shrivastava

C#

// C# program to count total number of
// ways to reach destination in a graph
using System;
 
class GFG{
   
// Utility Function to count total ways
static int countWays(int[,] mtrx, int vrtx,
              int i, int dest, bool[] visited)
{
    // Base condition
    // When reach to the destination
    if (i == dest) {
   
        return 1;
    }
    int total = 0;
    for (int j = 0; j < vrtx; j++) {
        if (mtrx[i,j] == 1 && !visited[j]) {
   
            // Make vertex visited
            visited[j] = true;
   
            // Recursive function, for count ways
            total += countWays(mtrx, vrtx,
                               j, dest, visited);
   
            // Backtracking
            // Make vertex unvisited
            visited[j] = false;
        }
    }
   
    // Return total ways
    return total;
}
   
// Function to count total ways
// to reach destination
static int totalWays(int[,] mtrx, int vrtx,
              int src, int dest)
{
    bool[]visited = new bool[vrtx];
   
    // Loop to make all vertex unvisited,
    // Initially
    for (int i = 0; i < vrtx; i++) {
        visited[i] = false;
    }
   
    // Make source visited
    visited[src] = true;
   
    return countWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest,
                     visited);
}
   
public static void Main()
{
    int vrtx = 11;
    int[,] mtrx = {
        { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 },
        { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 }
    };
   
    int src = 3;
    int dest = 9;
   
    // Print total ways
    Console.Write(totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src - 1,
                      dest - 1));
   
}
}

Javascript

<script>
// Javascript program to count total number of
// ways to reach destination in a graph
 
// Utility Function to count total ways
function countWays(mtrx,vrtx,i,dest,visited)
{
    // Base condition
    // When reach to the destination
    if (i == dest) {
    
        return 1;
    }
    let total = 0;
    for (let j = 0; j < vrtx; j++) {
        if (mtrx[i][j] == 1 && !visited[j]) {
    
            // Make vertex visited
            visited[j] = true;
    
            // Recursive function, for count ways
            total += countWays(mtrx, vrtx,
                               j, dest, visited);
    
            // Backtracking
            // Make vertex unvisited
            visited[j] = false;
        }
    }
    
    // Return total ways
    return total;
}
 
// Function to count total ways
// to reach destination
function totalWays(mtrx,vrtx,src,dest)
{
    let visited = new Array(vrtx);
    
    // Loop to make all vertex unvisited,
    // Initially
    for (let i = 0; i < vrtx; i++) {
        visited[i] = false;
    }
    
    // Make source visited
    visited[src] = true;
    
    return countWays(mtrx, vrtx, src, dest,
                     visited);
}
 
let vrtx = 11;
let mtrx=[
        [ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 ],
        [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 ],
        [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 ]
    ];
     
let src = 3;
let dest = 9;
// Print total ways
document.write(totalWays(mtrx, vrtx, src - 1,
                      dest - 1));
// This code is contributed by avanitrachhadiya2155
</script>

Output:

Performance Analysis:

Time Complexity: In the above approach, for a given vertex, we check all vertices, so the worst case time complexity is O(N²) where N is no of vertices.
Auxiliary Space Complexity: In the above approach, we are using a visited array of size N where N is the number of vertices, so Auxiliary space complexity is O(N).

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