Description

Maximum Subarray - LeetCode

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

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

class Solution {
    public int maxSubArray(int[] nums) {
        int maxSoFar = nums[0], maxEndingHere = nums[0];
        for (int i = 1; i < nums.length; i++) {
            maxEndingHere = Math.max(maxEndingHere + nums[i], nums[i]);
            maxSoFar = Math.max(maxSoFar, maxEndingHere);
        }
        return maxSoFar;
    }
}