题目描述:
Calculate the sum of two integers a and b, but you are not allowed to use the operator +
and -
.
Example:
Given a = 1 and b = 2, return 3.网上流传最广的方法:
原理:使用异或操作可以进行二进制不带进位的加减,与操作可以得到进位。
即:
result0 = a ^ b
carry0 = (a & b) << 1
于是有:a + b = result0 + carry0
再进行一次迭代:
result1 = result0 ^ carry0
carry1 = (result0 & carry0) << 1
以此类推:有a + b = result0 + carry0 = result1 + carry1 = result2 + carry2 = ······ = resultN + carryN = result(N+1) ,直到carry(N+1)=0得到结果。
所以步骤是:
1、先让两个数字相加,但是不进位,即做异或的操作; 2、计算产生的进位,让两个数字位与操作,然后向左移动一位; 3、前两步的结果相加,重复前两个步骤直到进位为0;很容易写出代码:
public class SumOf2Int { static int getSum(int a, int b) { int x, y; while (b != 0){ x = a ^ b; y = (a & b) << 1; a = x; b = y; } return a; } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(getSum(-15, -5)); }}