Finding shortest path with SPARQL query

Question

I am trying to understand the computational limitations of the SPARQL query, and I would like know how to write a query that will determine if there is a directed path betwe

Answer 1

AndyS gave all the elements to answer this question, but there are some typos that might make it hard to apply them. As he says:

SPARQL 1.1 has property path which includes the * operator for any number of.

It does not tell you what the path is nor the length of the shortest path - only whether there is such a path.

The way to do this (based on AndyS, but with two little fixes) is:

PREFIX : <http://graphtheory/>
PREFIX node: <http://graphtheory/node/>

ASK { node:1 :hasNeighbor* node:2 }

As far as I can tell, there is no way to do this without using property paths.

Answer 2

SPARQL 1.1 has property paths which include the * operator for “any number of”.

It does not tell you what the path is nor the length of the shortest path—only whether there is such a path.

PREFIX : <http://graphtheory/node/>
PREFIX node: <http://graphtheory/node/>

ASK { node:1 :hasNeighbor* node:2 }

(You don't need the ?a = and ?d =, you can write the values into the query.)

Adding a path datatype into the language is a place for future work—a few experimental systems have taken a look at the problem.