Are you asking how to subtract 1 without using bitwise operators? If so, just use subtraction.
Dave On Jun 29, 10:32 am, Anand <anandut2...@gmail.com> wrote: > @ Dave: is it possible to get the previous without using bitwise operator. > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Gene <gene.ress...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jun 28, 9:02 pm, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote: > > > Given an integer n, this code replaces n with n+1 without using > > > arithmetic operations: > > > > c = 1 > > > repeat > > > d = n and c > > > n = n xor c > > > c = d left shifted by 1 > > > until c = 0 > > > > Dave > > > > On Jun 28, 4:16 pm, ankit mahendru <ankit.mahend...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Q. Find the next number for a given number without using any > > arithmetic > > > > operators(use bit operations) > > > This adds two numbers with roughly the same algorithm: > > > int add(int x, int y) > > { > > for (;;) { > > int carry = (x & y) << 1; > > x ^= y; > > if (carry == 0) return x; > > y = carry; > > } > > } > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<algogeeks%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.