Difficulty: 4
Frequency: 2
Problem:
Given a binary tree, find the maximum path sum.
The path may start and end at any node in the tree.
For example:
Given the below binary tree,
1 / \ 2 3
Return 6
.
Solution:
/**
* Definition for binary tree
* struct TreeNode {
* int val;
* TreeNode *left;
* TreeNode *right;
* TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(NULL), right(NULL) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
int maxPathSum(TreeNode *root) {
// Start typing your C/C++ solution below
// DO NOT write int main() function
int i_max, i_max_root;
PathSumRe (root, i_max_root, i_max);
return i_max;
}
void PathSumRe(TreeNode * root, int & i_max_root, int & i_max)
{
if (root==NULL)
{
i_max_root = INT_MIN;
i_max = INT_MIN;
return;
}
int i_max_root_left, i_max_root_right, i_max_left, i_max_right;
PathSumRe(root->right, i_max_root_right, i_max_right);
PathSumRe(root->left, i_max_root_left, i_max_left);
i_max_root = max(0, max(i_max_root_left, i_max_root_right)) + root->val;
i_max = max(max(i_max_right, i_max_left), (max(0, i_max_root_left) + max(0 ,i_max_root_right) + root->val));
}
};
Notes:
The value of a node can be negative.