class Solution {
public:
string mergeAlternately(string word1, string word2) {
int n1 = word1.size();
int n2 = word2.size();
int i = 0, j = 0;
string ans;
while(i < n1 || j < n2){
if(i < n1) ans += word1[i++];
if(j < n2) ans += word2[j++];
}
return ans;
}
};