LeetCode Add Binary

class Solution {
public:
    string addBinary(string a, string b) {
        // Start typing your C/C++ solution below
        // DO NOT write int main() function
        string str;
        
        if (a.empty() && b.empty()) {
            return str;
        }
        
        int i = a.size() - 1;
        int j = b.size() - 1;
        int carry = 0;
        int sum;
        
        while (i > -1 || j > -1 || carry) {
            sum = 0;
            sum += carry;
            
            if (i > -1) {
                sum += a[i] - '0';
                i--;
            }
            
            if (j > -1) {
                sum += b[j] - '0';
                j--;
            }
            
            carry = sum / 2;
            sum = sum % 2;
            
            if (sum == 0) {
                str.insert(0, "0");
            }
            else {
                str.insert(0, "1");
            }
        }
        
        return str;
    }
};