Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum II

ID: 475; medium

Solution 1 (Java)

/**
 * Definition of TreeNode:
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     public int val;
 *     public TreeNode left, right;
 *     public TreeNode(int val) {
 *         this.val = val;
 *         this.left = this.right = null;
 *     }
 * }
 */

public class Solution {
    /**
     * @param root: the root of binary tree.
     * @return: An integer
     */
    public int maxPathSum2(TreeNode root) {
        if (root == null)
            return 0;
        
        int leftSum = maxPathSum2(root.left);
        int rightSum = maxPathSum2(root.right);
        int leftOrRight = Math.max(leftSum + root.val, rightSum + root.val);
        return Math.max(root.val, leftOrRight);
    }
}

Solution 2 (Java)

Notes

  • Non-recursive version using a queue.

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