LeetCode in TypeScript

124. Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum

Hard

A path in a binary tree is a sequence of nodes where each pair of adjacent nodes in the sequence has an edge connecting them. A node can only appear in the sequence at most once. Note that the path does not need to pass through the root.

The path sum of a path is the sum of the node’s values in the path.

Given the root of a binary tree, return the maximum path sum of any non-empty path.

Example 1:

Input: root = [1,2,3]

Output: 6

Explanation: The optimal path is 2 -> 1 -> 3 with a path sum of 2 + 1 + 3 = 6.

Example 2:

Input: root = [-10,9,20,null,null,15,7]

Output: 42

Explanation: The optimal path is 15 -> 20 -> 7 with a path sum of 15 + 20 + 7 = 42.

Constraints:

Solution

import { TreeNode } from '../../com_github_leetcode/treenode'

/*
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * class TreeNode {
 *     val: number
 *     left: TreeNode | null
 *     right: TreeNode | null
 *     constructor(val?: number, left?: TreeNode | null, right?: TreeNode | null) {
 *         this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val)
 *         this.left = (left===undefined ? null : left)
 *         this.right = (right===undefined ? null : right)
 *     }
 * }
 */
function maxPathSum(root: TreeNode | null): number {
    let max = { sum: Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY }
    dfs(root, max)
    return max.sum
}

function dfs(root: TreeNode | null, max) {
    if (root == null) {
        return 0
    }
    let l = Math.max(0, dfs(root.left, max))
    let r = Math.max(0, dfs(root.right, max))
    max.sum = Math.max(max.sum, l + r + root.val)
    return root.val + Math.max(l, r)
}

export { maxPathSum }