In this solution we have considered 8 bits representation which can be extended up to 32 bits using the same idea.
Let first no whose bit is to be replaced is:
7 //0000 0111
Second no from whom bit is to be replaced
8 //0000 1000
Specified position: 3 (0-indxed)
First no: 7
Second no: 8
Algorithm:
IF specified bit at second no is 1
1) Form a bit mask (0, d)
0 - for all position except the bit specified
d - 1 at specified position(dth)
2) Do bitwise OR between the first no and the mask
ELSE //specified bit at second no 0
1) Form a bit mask (1, d)
1 - For all position except the bit specified
d - 0 at specified position (dth)
2) Do bitwise AND between the first no & the mask.
Forming the bitmask (0, d)
Let the specified position d.
Declare temp as (second>>d) & 1
Right shift second number d times to get the dth bit as LSB
Bitwise AND with 1
This results in 0000 000di(where diis the dth bit of second no)
Left shift temp d times. This results in our desired bitmask(0, d)Forming the bitmask (1, d)
Declare flag 255;//FF, all bit set to 1(considering 8 bit)
Declare temp as 1<<d;
Do bitwise XOR between flag and temp
//this sets only the specified position bit 0 and others with 1
This results in our desired bitmask (1, d)
C implementation
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int first,second,pos;
printf("enter first & second no:\n");
scanf("%d %d",&first,&second);
printf("enter specified position(0-indexed)\n");
scanf("%d",&pos);
//collect corresponding bit of second no
int temp=(second>>pos)&1;
//if bit at specified position is 1
if(temp==1){
temp=temp<<pos;
first|=temp;
}
else{ //if bit at specified position is 0
int flag=255;//FF, all bit set to 1(considering 8 bit)
temp=1<<pos;
//this set only the specified position bit 0 others 1
flag=flag^temp;
first&=flag;
}
printf("converted no %d\n",first);
return 0;
}
Output
First run:
enter first & second no:
7 8
enter specified position(0-indexed)
3
converted no 15
Second run:
enter first & second no:
7 8
enter specified position(0-indexed)
2
converted no 3
In this solution we have considered 8 bits representation which can be extended up to 32 bits using the same idea.
First no: 7
Second no: 8
Algorithm:
Forming the bitmask (0, d)
C implementation
Output
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