diff --git a/dsa-solutions/lc-solutions/0000-0099/0067-Add-Binary.md b/dsa-solutions/lc-solutions/0000-0099/0067-Add-Binary.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5a474d060 --- /dev/null +++ b/dsa-solutions/lc-solutions/0000-0099/0067-Add-Binary.md @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +--- +id: add-binary +title: Add Binary (LeetCode) +difficulty: Easy +sidebar_label: 0067-AddBinary +topics: + - Math + - String +--- + +## Problem Description + +| Problem Statement | Solution Link | LeetCode Profile | +| :---------------- | :------------ | :--------------- | +| [Merge Two Sorted Lists](https://leetcode.com/problems/add-binary/) | [Merge Two Sorted Lists Solution on LeetCode](https://leetcode.com/problems/add-binary/solutions/) | [VijayShankerSharma](https://leetcode.com/u/darkknight648/) | + +## Problem Description + +Given two binary strings `a` and `b`, return their sum as a binary string. + +### Examples + +#### Example 1: + +- **Input:** `a = "11"`, `b = "1"` +- **Output:** `"100"` +- **Explanation:** The sum of binary strings `11` and `1` is `100`. + +#### Example 2: + +- **Input:** `a = "1010"`, `b = "1011"` +- **Output:** `"10101"` +- **Explanation:** The sum of binary strings `1010` and `1011` is `10101`. + +### Constraints: + +- `1 <= a.length, b.length <= 10^4` +- `a` and `b` consist only of `'0'` or `'1'` characters. +- Each string does not contain leading zeros except for the zero itself. + +### Approach + +To add two binary strings `a` and `b`, we can follow these steps: + +1. Initialize variables `result` and `carry` to store the result and carry, respectively. +2. Start from the last digit of both strings and move towards the beginning. +3. Add the corresponding digits from `a` and `b` along with the carry and update the result accordingly. +4. If the sum exceeds 1, set the carry to 1; otherwise, set it to 0. +5. After processing all digits, if there's still a carry left, append it to the result. +6. Reverse the result string to get the final sum. + +### Solution Code + +#### Python + +``` +class Solution(object): + def addBinary(self, a, b): + return bin(int(a, 2) + int(b, 2))[2:] +``` + +#### C++ + +``` +class Solution { +public: + string addBinary(string a, string b) { + string result; + int carry = 0; + int i = a.length() - 1, j = b.length() - 1; + + while (i >= 0 || j >= 0) { + int digit_a = (i >= 0) ? a[i] - '0' : 0; + int digit_b = (j >= 0) ? b[j] - '0' : 0; + int current_sum = digit_a + digit_b + carry; + result = to_string(current_sum % 2) + result; + carry = current_sum / 2; + i--; + j--; + } + + if (carry) { + result = "1" + result; + } + + return result; + } +}; +``` + +#### Java + +``` +class Solution { + public String addBinary(String a, String b) { + StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(); + int carry = 0; + int i = a.length() - 1, j = b.length() - 1; + + while (i >= 0 || j >= 0) { + int digit_a = (i >= 0) ? a.charAt(i) - '0' : 0; + int digit_b = (j >= 0) ? b.charAt(j) - '0' : 0; + int current_sum = digit_a + digit_b + carry; + result.insert(0, current_sum % 2); + carry = current_sum / 2; + i--; + j--; + } + + if (carry == 1) { + result.insert(0, '1'); + } + + return result.toString(); + } +} +``` + +### Conclusion + +The "Add Binary" problem can be efficiently solved by adding two binary strings digit by digit and considering the carry. The provided solution code implements this approach in Python, C++, and Java, providing an optimal solution to the problem. \ No newline at end of file