Create 01 - Recursive Approach (caused TLE).cpp

Author: JawadSher

24 - Dynamic Programming Problems/32 - Best Time To Buy and Sell Stock II/01 - Recursive Approach (caused TLE).cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+class Solution {
+public:
+    // Helper function to calculate the maximum profit using recursion.
+    // Parameters:
+    // prices - reference to the price array
+    // index  - current day we are processing
+    // buy    - whether we are allowed to buy (1) or sell (0) on the current day
+    int solve(vector<int>& prices, int index, int buy) {
+        // Base case: If we have processed all the days, there is no profit to be made
+        if (index == prices.size()) return 0;
+
+        int profit = 0; // Initialize profit for the current state
+
+        if (buy) {
+            // If we are allowed to buy on this day, we have two choices:
+            // 1. Buy the stock today: Subtract prices[index] and move to the next day with buy=0 (since we now own the stock).
+            // 2. Skip buying today: Move to the next day and keep buy=1.
+            profit = max(
+                (-prices[index] + solve(prices, index + 1, 0)), // Option 1: Buy today
+                (0 + solve(prices, index + 1, 1))               // Option 2: Skip buying
+            );
+        } else {
+            // If we are allowed to sell on this day, we have two choices:
+            // 1. Sell the stock today: Add prices[index] to profit and move to the next day with buy=1 (since we no longer own the stock).
+            // 2. Skip selling today: Move to the next day and keep buy=0.
+            profit = max(
+                (+prices[index] + solve(prices, index + 1, 1)), // Option 1: Sell today
+                (0 + solve(prices, index + 1, 0))               // Option 2: Skip selling
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Return the maximum profit for the current state
+        return profit;
+    }
+
+    // Main function to calculate the maximum profit
+    int maxProfit(vector<int>& prices) {
+        // Start from the first day (index=0) with the ability to buy (buy=1)
+        return solve(prices, 0, 1);
+    }
+};