maximumDepthOfBinaryTree.cpp

// Source : https://oj.leetcode.com/problems/maximum-depth-of-binary-tree/
// Author : Hao Chen
// Date   : 2014-06-21

/********************************************************************************** 
* 
* Given a binary tree, find its maximum depth.
* 
* The maximum depth is the number of nodes along the longest path from the root node 
* down to the farthest leaf node.
*               
**********************************************************************************/

/**
 * Definition for binary tree
 * struct TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode *left;
 *     TreeNode *right;
 *     TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(NULL), right(NULL) {}
 * };
 */
class Solution {
public:
    int maxDepth(TreeNode *root) {
        if (root==NULL){
            return 0;
        }
        if (!root->left && !root->right){
            return 1;
        }
        int left=1, right=1;
        if (root->left){
            left += maxDepth(root->left);
        }
        if (root->right){
            right += maxDepth(root->right);
        }
        return left>right?left:right;
    }
    
};