LeetCode Oj 67. Add Binary

67. Add Binary

 

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Given two binary strings, return their sum (also a binary string).

For example,
a = "11"
b = "1"
Return "100".

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class Solution {
public:
    string addBinary(string a, string b) {
         reverse(a.begin(),a.end());
         reverse(b.begin(),b.end());
         string ans="";
         int big=0;
         int len=max(a.length(),b.length());
         int x;
         int y;
         for(int i=0;i<len;i++)
         {
             if(i>=a.length()) x=0;
             else x=a[i]-'0';

             if(i>=b.length()) y=0;
             else y=b[i]-'0';
             ans=ans+(char)((x+y+big)%2+'0');
             big=x+y+big>1 ? 1:0;
         }
         if(big) ans=ans+"1";
         reverse(ans.begin(),ans.end());
         return ans;
    }
};