Swap variable without arithmatic..

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  1. vatsa_mitr

    vatsa_mitr New Member

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    Hi all,
    It might b an old question but how can i swap two variables without applying any arithmatic operation...
     
  2. shabbir

    shabbir Administrator Staff Member

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    This can be done by applying any 2 operations that are are opposite to each other in nature like + and - * and /. The above are arithmetic operations and so if you cant use them you need to be doing either shifting or using the & / | to achieve the same

    Code:
    a = a OP1 b 
    b = a OP2 b
    a = a OP2 b
    OP1 and OP2 are opposite operations but I am not sure you can use the << and >> as there you loose one bit so you should be going with boolean operation.
     

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