Swaping b/w Tow varaibles with out third variable

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hi can any one tell me ..
is it possible value swap b/w two variables with out third variable...?

Posted 26-Sep-12 1:56am

Khudha Bakhsh Mari

Updated 26-Sep-12 2:45am

TorstenH.

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#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int i = 65;
int k = 120;
printf("\n value of i=%d k=%d before swapping", i, k);
i = i ^ k;
k = i ^ k;
i = i ^ k;
printf("\n value of i=%d k=%d after swapping", i, k);
return 0;
}

Posted 8-Oct-12 3:25am

N Shiva

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TorstenH. 8-Oct-12 9:49am

wrong language. Also homework - don't know how it#s handled in the C-Section, but in the Java section we don't do homework.

N Shiva 9-Oct-12 12:44pm

That was code in C language. May I knw what is wrong in it.

TorstenH. 9-Oct-12 13:02pm

it's C. does it need more ;-)
(PS: I did not downvote)

Solution 3

I would be inclined to say no:

You need somewhere to store one of the values i.e. You can't write b to w or w to b without first taking the value from the target pointer and storing it else where.

Otherwise, as soon you write w to b or visa versa you will have lost half the data you're looking to swap.

Posted 26-Sep-12 2:14am

Stephen Hewison

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Mohibur Rashid 26-Sep-12 8:48am

not a good one

Solution 2

No, you cannot do that. Why do you mind using the third variable?

[update]
It looks (see, for instance, Swapping content of 2 vars[^]) you actually can, but is less efficient (and it has, in my opinion some caveats).
[/update]

Posted 26-Sep-12 2:13am

CPallini

Updated 26-Sep-12 2:18am

v3

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Sudheer Nimmagadda · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-26T02:12:00

Solution 1

int a=20, b=30;

// before swapping values are a= 20 and b=30

a = a+b ; // now a = 50 and b= 30
b = a-b; // now a = 50 and b = 20
a = a-b; // now a = 30 and b= 20

// after swapping values are a= 30 and b = 20

Posted 26-Sep-12 2:12am

Sudheer Nimmagadda