返回两个字符串中的共同字符

/**
 *返回共同字符
 *积累.empty()
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
string commonChars(const string &s1,const string & s2);
int main()
{
    string s1;
    cout << "Enter a string s1: ";
    cin >> s1;
    string s2;
    cout << "Enter a string s2: ";
    cin >> s2;
    cout   << commonChars(s1,s2) << endl;

    return 0;
}
string commonChars(const string &s1,const string & s2)
{
    int a=s1.size();
    int b=s2.size();
    string common="";
    for(int i=0; i<a; i++)
    {
        for(int j=0; j<b; j++)
        {
            if(s1.at(i)==s2.at(j))
            {
                common+=s1.at(i);
                break;
            }
        }

    }
    if (common.empty())//.empty() 用于检查一个字符串是否为空
    {
        return "No common characters";
    }
    else
    {

        return "The common characters are "+common ;
    }

}