LeetCode-in-Cpp

53. Maximum Subarray

Easy

Given an integer array nums, find the contiguous subarray (containing at least one number) which has the largest sum and return its sum.

A subarray is a contiguous part of an array.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [-2,1,-3,4,-1,2,1,-5,4]

Output: 6

Explanation: [4,-1,2,1] has the largest sum = 6.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [1]

Output: 1

Example 3:

Input: nums = [5,4,-1,7,8]

Output: 23

Constraints:

Follow up: If you have figured out the O(n) solution, try coding another solution using the divide and conquer approach, which is more subtle.

Solution

#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <climits>

class Solution {
public:
    int maxSubArray(std::vector<int>& nums) {
        int maxi = INT_MIN;
        int sum = 0;
        for (const int& num : nums) {
            sum += num;
            maxi = std::max(sum, maxi);
            if (sum < 0) {
                sum = 0;
            }
        }
        return maxi;
    }
};