From d343a3b18dbaca9297d4f7b2280c4a16f0a5c8aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jack <0x6A73@pm.me> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:13:15 -0600 Subject: initial --- merge_string_alt.cpp | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 merge_string_alt.cpp (limited to 'merge_string_alt.cpp') diff --git a/merge_string_alt.cpp b/merge_string_alt.cpp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d69c5fc --- /dev/null +++ b/merge_string_alt.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +// 1768. Merge Strings Alternately +#include +#include +#include + +/* + * 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 +} -- cgit v1.2.3