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.

Reply via email to