suppose we have to swap bits b1 and b2 in a number n.Then if(b1==b2) do not do any thing
else take a hexadecimal number whose all bits are zero except bits b1 and b2.bit b1=1 and bit b2=1 now xor of original no with this no will give the desired result. On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:32 AM, shiva@Algo <shiv.jays...@gmail.com> wrote: > we need to swap only if both the bits are not same > > if((n^(1<<i)<n)!=(n^(1<<j)<n)) > n^=(1<<i)+(1<<j); > > On 10/29/11, praveen raj <praveen0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > int func(int x) > > { > > int y=(1<<i)+(1<<j); > > int z=x&y; // if after bitwise and ..we get power of 2 then > ... > > we have to flip the bits.. > > if((z&(z-1))==0) > > return(x^y); > > else > > return x; > > } > > > > With regards, > > > > Praveen Raj > > DCE-IT > > 9999735993 > > praveen0...@gmail.com > > > >> > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@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. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@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.