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 | 1 | +---  | 
 | 2 | +id: path-sum-iii  | 
 | 3 | +title: Path Sum III  | 
 | 4 | +sidebar_label: 0437 - Path Sum III  | 
 | 5 | +tags:  | 
 | 6 | +- Tree  | 
 | 7 | +- Depth-First Search  | 
 | 8 | +- Binary Tree  | 
 | 9 | +description: "This is a solution to the Path Sum III problem on LeetCode."  | 
 | 10 | +---  | 
 | 11 | + | 
 | 12 | +## Problem Description  | 
 | 13 | +Given the root of a binary tree and an integer targetSum, return the number of paths where the sum of the values along the path equals targetSum.  | 
 | 14 | +The path does not need to start or end at the root or a leaf, but it must go downwards (i.e., traveling only from parent nodes to child nodes).  | 
 | 15 | +### Examples  | 
 | 16 | + | 
 | 17 | +**Example 1:**  | 
 | 18 | +  | 
 | 19 | +```  | 
 | 20 | +Input: root = [10,5,-3,3,2,null,11,3,-2,null,1], targetSum = 8  | 
 | 21 | +Output: 3  | 
 | 22 | +Explanation: The paths that sum to 8 are shown.  | 
 | 23 | +```  | 
 | 24 | + | 
 | 25 | +**Example 2:**  | 
 | 26 | +```  | 
 | 27 | +Input: root = [5,4,8,11,null,13,4,7,2,null,null,5,1], targetSum = 22  | 
 | 28 | +Output: 3  | 
 | 29 | +```  | 
 | 30 | + | 
 | 31 | +### Constraints  | 
 | 32 | +- The number of nodes in the tree is in the range [0, 1000].  | 
 | 33 | +- `-10^9 <= Node.val <= 10^9`  | 
 | 34 | +- `-1000 <= targetSum <= 1000`  | 
 | 35 | + | 
 | 36 | +## Solution for Path Sum III  | 
 | 37 | +    | 
 | 38 | +### Approach  | 
 | 39 | +#### Tree Traversal:  | 
 | 40 | + | 
 | 41 | +- The main idea is to traverse the binary tree. This is achieved using a recursive function solve that explores all nodes starting from the root.  | 
 | 42 | +- The traversal is done using Depth First Search (DFS), ensuring all possible paths from the root to the leaves are explored.  | 
 | 43 | +#### Path Tracking:  | 
 | 44 | +- During traversal, we maintain a path vector that keeps track of the nodes' values along the current path from the root to the current node.  | 
 | 45 | +- As we visit each node, its value is added to the path.  | 
 | 46 | +#### Path Sum Calculation:  | 
 | 47 | +- After adding a node’s value to the path, we check all sub-paths ending at the current node to see if any of them sum to the targetSum.  | 
 | 48 | +- We iterate backwards through the path vector, accumulating the sum and checking if it matches the targetSum.  | 
 | 49 | +- If a sub-path's sum matches targetSum, we increment the count.  | 
 | 50 | +#### Backtracking:  | 
 | 51 | +- After checking the sub-paths for the current node, we backtrack by removing the current node's value from the path.  | 
 | 52 | +- This ensures that the path vector only contains nodes along the current path in the DFS traversal.  | 
 | 53 | + | 
 | 54 | +<Tabs>  | 
 | 55 | +  <TabItem value="Solution" label="Solution">  | 
 | 56 | + | 
 | 57 | +#### Implementation  | 
 | 58 | + | 
 | 59 | +```jsx live  | 
 | 60 | +function pathSum3() {  | 
 | 61 | +  function TreeNode(val = 0, left = null, right = null) {  | 
 | 62 | +    this.val = val;  | 
 | 63 | +    this.left = left;  | 
 | 64 | +    this.right = right;  | 
 | 65 | +}  | 
 | 66 | + | 
 | 67 | +function constructTreeFromArray(array) {  | 
 | 68 | +    if (!array.length) return null;  | 
 | 69 | +      | 
 | 70 | +    let root = new TreeNode(array[0]);  | 
 | 71 | +    let queue = [root];  | 
 | 72 | +    let i = 1;  | 
 | 73 | + | 
 | 74 | +    while (i < array.length) {  | 
 | 75 | +        let currentNode = queue.shift();  | 
 | 76 | +          | 
 | 77 | +        if (array[i] !== null) {  | 
 | 78 | +            currentNode.left = new TreeNode(array[i]);  | 
 | 79 | +            queue.push(currentNode.left);  | 
 | 80 | +        }  | 
 | 81 | +        i++;  | 
 | 82 | + | 
 | 83 | +        if (i < array.length && array[i] !== null) {  | 
 | 84 | +            currentNode.right = new TreeNode(array[i]);  | 
 | 85 | +            queue.push(currentNode.right);  | 
 | 86 | +        }  | 
 | 87 | +        i++;  | 
 | 88 | +    }  | 
 | 89 | +    return root;  | 
 | 90 | +}  | 
 | 91 | +function pathSum(root, targetSum) {  | 
 | 92 | +    // Map to keep the cumulative sum and its frequency.  | 
 | 93 | +    const prefixSumCount = new Map();  | 
 | 94 | + | 
 | 95 | +    // Helper function to perform DFS on the tree and calculate paths.  | 
 | 96 | +    function dfs(node, currentSum) {  | 
 | 97 | +        if (!node) {  | 
 | 98 | +            return 0;  | 
 | 99 | +        }  | 
 | 100 | +        // Update the current sum by adding the node's value.  | 
 | 101 | +        currentSum += node.val;  | 
 | 102 | + | 
 | 103 | +        // Get the number of times we have seen the currentSum - targetSum.  | 
 | 104 | +        let pathCount = prefixSumCount.get(currentSum - targetSum) || 0;  | 
 | 105 | + | 
 | 106 | +        // Update the count of the current sum in the map.  | 
 | 107 | +        prefixSumCount.set(currentSum, (prefixSumCount.get(currentSum) || 0) + 1);  | 
 | 108 | + | 
 | 109 | +        // Explore left and right subtrees.  | 
 | 110 | +        pathCount += dfs(node.left, currentSum);  | 
 | 111 | +        pathCount += dfs(node.right, currentSum);  | 
 | 112 | + | 
 | 113 | +        // After returning from the recursion, decrement the frequency of the current sum.  | 
 | 114 | +        prefixSumCount.set(currentSum, (prefixSumCount.get(currentSum) || 0) - 1);  | 
 | 115 | + | 
 | 116 | +        // Return the total count of paths found.  | 
 | 117 | +        return pathCount;  | 
 | 118 | +    }  | 
 | 119 | + | 
 | 120 | +    // Initialize the map with base case before the recursion.  | 
 | 121 | +    prefixSumCount.set(0, 1);  | 
 | 122 | + | 
 | 123 | +    // Start DFS from the root node with an initial sum of 0.  | 
 | 124 | +    return dfs(root, 0);  | 
 | 125 | +}  | 
 | 126 | + | 
 | 127 | +const array =[10, 5, -3, 3, 2, null, 11, 3, -2, null, 1];  | 
 | 128 | +const root = constructTreeFromArray(array)  | 
 | 129 | +const input = root  | 
 | 130 | +const targetSum = 8;  | 
 | 131 | +const output = pathSum(input ,targetSum)  | 
 | 132 | +  return (  | 
 | 133 | +    <div>  | 
 | 134 | +      <p>  | 
 | 135 | +        <b>Input: </b>{JSON.stringify(array)}  | 
 | 136 | +      </p>  | 
 | 137 | +      <p>  | 
 | 138 | +        <b>Output:</b> {output.toString()}  | 
 | 139 | +      </p>  | 
 | 140 | +    </div>  | 
 | 141 | +  );  | 
 | 142 | +}  | 
 | 143 | +```  | 
 | 144 | + | 
 | 145 | +### Code in Different Languages  | 
 | 146 | + | 
 | 147 | +<Tabs>  | 
 | 148 | +  <TabItem value="JavaScript" label="JavaScript">  | 
 | 149 | +  <SolutionAuthor name="@hiteshgahanolia"/>  | 
 | 150 | +   ```javascript  | 
 | 151 | +   function TreeNode(val, left = null, right = null) {  | 
 | 152 | +    return {  | 
 | 153 | +        val: val,  | 
 | 154 | +        left: left,  | 
 | 155 | +        right: right  | 
 | 156 | +    };  | 
 | 157 | +}  | 
 | 158 | + | 
 | 159 | +function pathSum3(root, targetSum) {  | 
 | 160 | +    function solve(node, targetSum, count, path) {  | 
 | 161 | +        if (!node) {  | 
 | 162 | +            return;  | 
 | 163 | +        }  | 
 | 164 | +        path.push(node.val);  | 
 | 165 | +        pathSumHelper(node, targetSum, count, path);  | 
 | 166 | +        solve(node.left, targetSum, count, path.slice());  | 
 | 167 | +        solve(node.right, targetSum, count, path.slice());  | 
 | 168 | +    }  | 
 | 169 | + | 
 | 170 | +    function pathSumHelper(node, targetSum, count, path) {  | 
 | 171 | +        let sum = 0;  | 
 | 172 | +        for (let i = path.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {  | 
 | 173 | +            sum += path[i];  | 
 | 174 | +            if (sum === targetSum) {  | 
 | 175 | +                count[0]++;  | 
 | 176 | +            }  | 
 | 177 | +        }  | 
 | 178 | +    }  | 
 | 179 | + | 
 | 180 | +    const path = [];  | 
 | 181 | +    const count = [0];  | 
 | 182 | +    solve(root, targetSum, count, path);  | 
 | 183 | +    return count[0];  | 
 | 184 | +}  | 
 | 185 | +```  | 
 | 186 | +  </TabItem>  | 
 | 187 | +  <TabItem value="TypeScript" label="TypeScript">  | 
 | 188 | +  <SolutionAuthor name="@hiteshgahanolia"/>   | 
 | 189 | +   ```typescript  | 
 | 190 | +   interface TreeNode {  | 
 | 191 | +    val: number;  | 
 | 192 | +    left?: TreeNode | null;  | 
 | 193 | +    right?: TreeNode | null;  | 
 | 194 | +}  | 
 | 195 | + | 
 | 196 | +function solve(root: TreeNode | null, targetSum: number, count: number[], path: number[]): void {  | 
 | 197 | +    if (!root) {  | 
 | 198 | +        return;  | 
 | 199 | +    }  | 
 | 200 | +    path.push(root.val);  | 
 | 201 | +    pathSumHelper(root, targetSum, count, path);  | 
 | 202 | +    solve(root.left, targetSum, count, path.slice());  | 
 | 203 | +    solve(root.right, targetSum, count, path.slice());  | 
 | 204 | +}  | 
 | 205 | + | 
 | 206 | +function pathSumHelper(node: TreeNode, targetSum: number, count: number[], path: number[]): void {  | 
 | 207 | +    let sum = 0;  | 
 | 208 | +    for (let i = path.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {  | 
 | 209 | +        sum += path[i];  | 
 | 210 | +        if (sum === targetSum) {  | 
 | 211 | +            count[0]++;  | 
 | 212 | +        }  | 
 | 213 | +    }  | 
 | 214 | +}  | 
 | 215 | + | 
 | 216 | +function pathSum(root: TreeNode | null, targetSum: number): number {  | 
 | 217 | +    const path: number[] = [];  | 
 | 218 | +    const count: number[] = [0];  | 
 | 219 | +    solve(root, targetSum, count, path);  | 
 | 220 | +    return count[0];  | 
 | 221 | +}   | 
 | 222 | + ```  | 
 | 223 | +  </TabItem>  | 
 | 224 | +  <TabItem value="Python" label="Python">  | 
 | 225 | +  <SolutionAuthor name="@hiteshgahanolia"/>  | 
 | 226 | +   ```python  | 
 | 227 | +   class TreeNode:  | 
 | 228 | +    def __init__(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):  | 
 | 229 | +        self.val = val  | 
 | 230 | +        self.left = left  | 
 | 231 | +        self.right = right  | 
 | 232 | + | 
 | 233 | +class Solution:  | 
 | 234 | +    def solve(self, root, targetSum, count, path):  | 
 | 235 | +        if not root:  | 
 | 236 | +            return  | 
 | 237 | +        path.append(root.val)  | 
 | 238 | +        self.path_sum_helper(root, targetSum, count, path)  | 
 | 239 | +        self.solve(root.left, targetSum, count, path[:])  | 
 | 240 | +        self.solve(root.right, targetSum, count, path[:])  | 
 | 241 | + | 
 | 242 | +    def path_sum_helper(self, node, targetSum, count, path):  | 
 | 243 | +        _sum = 0  | 
 | 244 | +        for val in reversed(path):  | 
 | 245 | +            _sum += val  | 
 | 246 | +            if _sum == targetSum:  | 
 | 247 | +                count[0] += 1  | 
 | 248 | + | 
 | 249 | +    def pathSum(self, root, targetSum):  | 
 | 250 | +        path = []  | 
 | 251 | +        count = [0]  | 
 | 252 | +        self.solve(root, targetSum, count, path)  | 
 | 253 | +        return count[0]  | 
 | 254 | + | 
 | 255 | +    ```  | 
 | 256 | + | 
 | 257 | +  </TabItem>  | 
 | 258 | + <TabItem value="Java" label="Java">  | 
 | 259 | +  <SolutionAuthor name="@hiteshgahanolia"/>  | 
 | 260 | +```  | 
 | 261 | +import java.util.ArrayList;  | 
 | 262 | +import java.util.List;  | 
 | 263 | + | 
 | 264 | +class TreeNode {  | 
 | 265 | +    int val;  | 
 | 266 | +    TreeNode left;  | 
 | 267 | +    TreeNode right;  | 
 | 268 | + | 
 | 269 | +    TreeNode() {}  | 
 | 270 | + | 
 | 271 | +    TreeNode(int val) {  | 
 | 272 | +        this.val = val;  | 
 | 273 | +    }  | 
 | 274 | + | 
 | 275 | +    TreeNode(int val, TreeNode left, TreeNode right) {  | 
 | 276 | +        this.val = val;  | 
 | 277 | +        this.left = left;  | 
 | 278 | +        this.right = right;  | 
 | 279 | +    }  | 
 | 280 | +}  | 
 | 281 | + | 
 | 282 | +public class Solution {  | 
 | 283 | +    public void solve(TreeNode root, int targetSum, int[] count, List<Integer> path) {  | 
 | 284 | +        if (root == null) {  | 
 | 285 | +            return;  | 
 | 286 | +        }  | 
 | 287 | +        path.add(root.val);  | 
 | 288 | +        pathSumHelper(root, targetSum, count, path);  | 
 | 289 | +        solve(root.left, targetSum, count, new ArrayList<>(path));  | 
 | 290 | +        solve(root.right, targetSum, count, new ArrayList<>(path));  | 
 | 291 | +    }  | 
 | 292 | + | 
 | 293 | +    public void pathSumHelper(TreeNode node, int targetSum, int[] count, List<Integer> path) {  | 
 | 294 | +        int sum = 0;  | 
 | 295 | +        for (int i = path.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {  | 
 | 296 | +            sum += path.get(i);  | 
 | 297 | +            if (sum == targetSum) {  | 
 | 298 | +                count[0]++;  | 
 | 299 | +            }  | 
 | 300 | +        }  | 
 | 301 | +    }  | 
 | 302 | + | 
 | 303 | +    public int pathSum(TreeNode root, int targetSum) {  | 
 | 304 | +        List<Integer> path = new ArrayList<>();  | 
 | 305 | +        int[] count = new int[1];  | 
 | 306 | +        solve(root, targetSum, count, path);  | 
 | 307 | +        return count[0];  | 
 | 308 | +    }  | 
 | 309 | +}  | 
 | 310 | + | 
 | 311 | +```  | 
 | 312 | +</TabItem>  | 
 | 313 | +  <TabItem value="C++" label="C++">  | 
 | 314 | +  <SolutionAuthor name="@hiteshgahanolia"/>  | 
 | 315 | +
  | 
 | 316 | +```cpp    | 
 | 317 | + struct TreeNode {  | 
 | 318 | +      int val;  | 
 | 319 | +      TreeNode *left;  | 
 | 320 | +      TreeNode *right;  | 
 | 321 | +      TreeNode() : val(0), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}  | 
 | 322 | +      TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}  | 
 | 323 | +      TreeNode(int x, TreeNode *left, TreeNode *right) : val(x), left(left), right(right) {}  | 
 | 324 | +  };  | 
 | 325 | +    void solve(TreeNode * root,int targetSum,int &count,vector<int>path)  | 
 | 326 | +    {  | 
 | 327 | +        if(root==NULL)  | 
 | 328 | +        {  | 
 | 329 | +            return;  | 
 | 330 | +        }  | 
 | 331 | +        path.push_back(root->val);  | 
 | 332 | +        solve(root->left,targetSum,count,path);  | 
 | 333 | +        solve(root->right,targetSum,count,path);  | 
 | 334 | +
  | 
 | 335 | +        int size=path.size();  | 
 | 336 | +        long long sum=0;  | 
 | 337 | +        for(int i=size-1;i>=0;i--)  | 
 | 338 | +        {  | 
 | 339 | +            sum+=path[i];  | 
 | 340 | +            if(sum==targetSum)  | 
 | 341 | +                count++;  | 
 | 342 | +        }  | 
 | 343 | +        path.pop_back();  | 
 | 344 | +    }  | 
 | 345 | +    int pathSum(TreeNode* root, int targetSum) {  | 
 | 346 | +        vector<int>path;  | 
 | 347 | +        int count=0;  | 
 | 348 | +        solve(root,targetSum,count,path);  | 
 | 349 | +        return count;  | 
 | 350 | +    }  | 
 | 351 | +```  | 
 | 352 | +  </TabItem>  | 
 | 353 | +  </Tabs>  | 
 | 354 | + | 
 | 355 | +#### Complexity Analysis  | 
 | 356 | + ##### Time Complexity:  | 
 | 357 | +- Tree Traversal (DFS):  | 
 | 358 | +We visit each node exactly once during the Depth First Search (DFS). For a binary tree with n nodes, this traversal takes  $O(n)$ time.  | 
 | 359 | + | 
 | 360 | +- Sub-Path Sum Calculation:  | 
 | 361 | +At each node, we check all sub-paths ending at that node. The maximum number of sub-paths to check is equal to the depth of the tree, which in the worst case (a skewed tree) is   | 
 | 362 | +$O(n)$.Thus, for each node, the sum checking operation takes  $O(n)$ in the worst case.  | 
 | 363 | +Combining these two parts, the total time complexity is   | 
 | 364 | +$O(n)$×$O(n)$=$O(n^2)$ in the worst case.  | 
 | 365 | + ##### Space Complexity: $O(N)$  | 
 | 366 | +</TabItem>  | 
 | 367 | +</Tabs>  | 
 | 368 | + | 
 | 369 | +## References  | 
 | 370 | + | 
 | 371 | +- **LeetCode Problem**: [Path Sum III](https://leetcode.com/problems/path-sum-iii/description/)  | 
 | 372 | + | 
 | 373 | +- **Solution Link**: [LeetCode Solution](https://leetcode.com/problems/path-sum-iii/solutions)  | 
 | 374 | + | 
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