/** * @file binary_addition.cpp * @brief Adds two binary numbers and outputs resulting string * * @details The algorithm for adding two binary strings works by processing them * from right to left, similar to manual addition. It starts by determining the * longer string's length to ensure both strings are fully traversed. For each * pair of corresponding bits and any carry from the previous addition, it * calculates the sum. If the sum exceeds 1, a carry is generated for the next * bit. The results for each bit are collected in a result string, which is * reversed at the end to present the final binary sum correctly. Additionally, * the function validates the input to ensure that only valid binary strings * (containing only '0' and '1') are processed. If invalid input is detected, * it returns an empty string. * @author [Muhammad Junaid Khalid](https://github.com/mjk22071998) */ #include /// for reverse function #include /// for tests #include /// for input and outputs #include /// for string class /** * @namespace * @brief Greedy Algorithms */ namespace greedy_algorithms { /** * @brief A class to perform binary addition of two binary strings. */ class BinaryAddition { public: /** * @brief Adds two binary strings and returns the result as a binary string. * @param a The first binary string. * @param b The second binary string. * @return The sum of the two binary strings as a binary string, or an empty * string if either input string contains non-binary characters. */ std::string addBinary(const std::string& a, const std::string& b) { if (!isValidBinaryString(a) || !isValidBinaryString(b)) { return ""; // Return empty string if input contains non-binary // characters } std::string result; int carry = 0; int maxLength = std::max(a.size(), b.size()); // Traverse both strings from the end to the beginning for (int i = 0; i < maxLength; ++i) { // Get the current bits from both strings, if available int bitA = (i < a.size()) ? (a[a.size() - 1 - i] - '0') : 0; int bitB = (i < b.size()) ? (b[b.size() - 1 - i] - '0') : 0; // Calculate the sum of bits and carry int sum = bitA + bitB + carry; carry = sum / 2; // Determine the carry for the next bit result.push_back((sum % 2) + '0'); // Append the sum's current bit to result } if (carry) { result.push_back('1'); } std::reverse(result.begin(), result.end()); return result; } private: /** * @brief Validates whether a string contains only binary characters (0 or 1). * @param str The string to validate. * @return true if the string is binary, false otherwise. */ bool isValidBinaryString(const std::string& str) const { return std::all_of(str.begin(), str.end(), [](char c) { return c == '0' || c == '1'; }); } }; } // namespace greedy_algorithms /** * @brief run self test implementation. * @returns void */ static void tests() { greedy_algorithms::BinaryAddition binaryAddition; // Valid binary string tests assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1010", "1101") == "10111"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1111", "1111") == "11110"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("101", "11") == "1000"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("0", "0") == "0"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1111", "1111") == "11110"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("0", "10101") == "10101"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("10101", "0") == "10101"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("101010101010101010101010101010", "110110110110110110110110110110") == "1100001100001100001100001100000"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1", "11111111") == "100000000"); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("10101010", "01010101") == "11111111"); // Invalid binary string tests (should return empty string) assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("10102", "1101") == ""); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("ABC", "1101") == ""); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1010", "1102") == ""); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("111", "1x1") == ""); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1x1", "111") == ""); assert(binaryAddition.addBinary("1234", "1101") == ""); } /** * @brief main function * @returns 0 on successful exit */ int main() { tests(); /// To execute tests return 0; }