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-// 1768. Merge Strings Alternately
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-/*
- * given two strings 'word1' and 'word2', merge the strings by adding letters in
- * alternating order, starting with 'word1'. if a string is longer than the
- * other, append the additional letters onto the end of the merged string.
- * return the merged string!!
- */
-
-char *mergeAlternately(char *word1, char *word2) {
- char *ans = (char *)calloc(strlen(word1) + strlen(word2) + 1, sizeof(char));
- int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
- while (i < strlen(word1) || j < strlen(word2)) {
- if (i < strlen(word1))
- ans[k++] = word1[i++];
- if (j < strlen(word2))
- ans[k++] = word2[j++];
- }
- return ans;
-}
-
-int main() {
- char w1[] = {"abc"}, w2[] = {"pqr"}, *ma1 = mergeAlternately(w1, w2);
- char w3[] = {"ab"}, w4[] = {"pqrs"}, *ma2 = mergeAlternately(w3, w4);
- char w5[] = {"abcd"}, w6[] = {"pq"}, *ma3 = mergeAlternately(w5, w6);
- printf("%s\n", ma1); // expect: apbqcr
- printf("%s\n", ma2); // expect: apbqrs
- printf("%s\n", ma3); // expect: apbqcd
-}