Recursive implementation of LCS (Lowest Common Subsequence) problem. Live Preview :- http://codepad.org/WWGCWVzJ

LCS_Recursive.c

#include<stdio.h>
 
int max(int a, int b)
{
    return (a > b)? a : b;
}
 
/* Returns length of LCS for X[0..m-1], Y[0..n-1] */
int lcs( char *X, char *Y, int m, int n )
{
   if (m == 0 || n == 0)
     return 0;
   if (X[m-1] == Y[n-1])
     return 1 + lcs(X, Y, m-1, n-1);
   else
     return max(lcs(X, Y, m, n-1), lcs(X, Y, m-1, n));
}
 
int main()
{
  char X[] = "GGXATAB";
  char Y[] = "GXTXAYB";
 
  int m = strlen(X);
  int n = strlen(Y);
 
  printf("Length of LCS is %d\n", lcs( X, Y, m, n ) );

  return 0;
}