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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

object Solution {
    def maxSubArray(nums: Array[Int]): Int = {
        var maxi = Int.MinValue
        var sum = 0

        for (num <- nums) {
            // calculating sub-array sum
            sum += num
            maxi = math.max(sum, maxi)

            if (sum < 0) {
                // there is no point in carrying a negative subarray sum; set it to 0
                sum = 0
            }
        }

        maxi
    }
}