1.问题定义
如果我们把二叉树看成一个图,父子节点之间的连线看成是双向的,我们姑且定义”距离”为两节点之间边的个数。写一个程序求一棵二叉树中相距最远的两个节点之间的距离。
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
struct NODE
{
NODE *pLeft;
NODE *pRight;
};
struct RESULT
{
int nMaxDistance;
int nMaxDepth;
};
RESULT GetMaximumDistance(NODE* root)
{
if (!root)
{
RESULT empty = { 0, -1 }; // trick: nMaxDepth is -1 and then caller will plus 1 to balance it as zero.
return empty;
}
RESULT lhs = GetMaximumDistance(root->pLeft);
RESULT rhs = GetMaximumDistance(root->pRight);
RESULT result;
result.nMaxDepth = max(lhs.nMaxDepth + 1, rhs.nMaxDepth + 1);
result.nMaxDistance = max(max(lhs.nMaxDistance, rhs.nMaxDistance), lhs.nMaxDepth + rhs.nMaxDepth + 2);
return result;
}