Problem Description

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.

Examples

Example 1:

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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:

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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:

解析

題目給了一個二元樹根結點 root

定義一個 path 的 sum 代表把在 path 上所有的結點值相加

找出一個樹的 path 所能形成最大 sum,且每個結點在路徑只能出現一次

這個問題的核心在於要如何找出最大值