JavaScript - Swap two bits at given position in an integer
JavaScript Bit Manipulation: Exercise-7 with Solution
Write a JavaScript program to swap two bits (from the right side, the rightmost position is 0) in the binary representation of an integer at the given position.
Test Data:
(245) -> 249
Explanation:
245 -> 11110101
Swap the 1st and 4th bits from the side of the said binary number.
11100111 -> 231
(137) -> 73
Explanation:
137 -> 10001001
Swap the 6th and 7th bits from the side of the said binary number.
01001001 -> 73
Sample Solution:
JavaScript Code:
// Define a function to swap bits at given positions in a number
const swap_bits = (n, pos1, pos2) => {
// Check if the input is not a number
if (typeof n!= "number") {
return 'It must be number!' // Return an error message
}
// Check if the XOR of the bits at the given positions is 1
if ((((n & (1 << pos1)) >> pos1) ^ ((n & (1 << pos2)) >> pos2)) == 1)
{
n ^= (1 << pos1); // Swap the bits at position pos1
n ^= (1 << pos2); // Swap the bits at position pos2
}
return n; // Return the number after swapping the bits
}
console.log(swap_bits(245,1,4)) // Test the function with the number 245, swapping bits at positions 1 and 4
console.log(swap_bits(137,6,7)) // Test the function with the number 137, swapping bits at positions 6 and 7
console.log(swap_bits("16")) // Test the function with the string "16"
Output:
231 73 It must be number!
Flowchart:
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