Given four integers ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘y’ and ‘x’, where ‘x’ can only be either zero or one. Your task is as follows:
- If ‘x’ is zero assign value ‘a’ to the variable ‘y’
- If ‘x’ is one assign value ‘b’ to the variable ‘y’.
It is not allowed to use any conditional operator (including the ternary operator).
Examples :
Input : a = 3, b = 7, x = 1 Output : y = 7 Input : a = 3, b = 7, x = 0 Output : y = 3
The idea is to create an array of size two where the first element is ‘a’ and the second element is ‘b’. We use x as an index in the array.
Implementation:
C++
// CPP program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.#include <iostream>using namespace std;// Returns a if x is 0 and returns// b if x is 1.int assignValue(int a, int b, bool x){ int arr[] = {a, b}; return(arr[x]);}// Driver codeint main(){ int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); cout << y; return 0;} |
C
// C program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.#include <stdio.h>#include <stdbool.h>// Returns a if x is 0 and returns// b if x is 1.int assignValue(int a, int b, bool x){ int arr[] = {a, b}; return(arr[x]);}// Driver codeint main(){ int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); printf("%d",y); return 0;}// This code is contributed by kothvvsaakash. |
Java
// Java program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.class GFG { // Returns a if x is 0 and returns // b if x is 1. static int assignValue(int a, int b, int x) { int arr[] = {a, b}; return (arr[x]); } // Driver code public static void main(String[] args) { int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); System.out.println(y); }}// This code is contributed by Smitha Dinesh Semwal. |
Python3
# Python 3 program to# pick a value among two# according to value# of a third variable.# Returns a if x# is 0 and returns# b if x is 1.def assignValue(a, b, x): arr = [a, b] return(arr[x])# Driver codey = assignValue(3, 7, 0)print(y)# This code is contributed by# Smitha Dinesh Semwal |
C#
// C# program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.using System;public class GFG { // Returns a if x is 0 and returns // b if x is 1. static int assignValue(int a, int b, int x) { int []arr = {a, b}; return (arr[x]); } // Driver code public static void Main() { int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); Console.WriteLine(y); }}// This code is contributed by PrinciRaj1992 |
PHP
<?php// PHP program to pick a value // among two according to value// of a third variable.// Returns a if x is 0 and // returns b if x is 1.function assignValue($a, $b, $x){ $arr = array($a, $b); return($arr[$x]);}// Driver code$y = assignValue(3, 7, 0);echo $y;// This code is contributed by ajit?> |
Javascript
<script>// javascript program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable. // Returns a if x is 0 and returns // b if x is 1. function assignValue(a , b , x) { var arr = [ a, b ]; return (arr[x]); } // Driver code var y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); document.write(y);// This code is contributed by todaysgaurav </script> |
Output
3
Time complexity : O(1)
Auxiliary Space : O(1)
Alternate Solution:
C++
// C++ program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.#include <iostream>using namespace std;// Returns a if x is 0 and returns// b if x is 1.int assignValue(int a, int b, bool x){ return (1 - x)*a + x*b;}// Driver codeint main(){ int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); cout << y; return 0;} |
C
// C program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.#include <stdio.h>#include <stdbool.h>// Returns a if x is 0 and returns// b if x is 1.int assignValue(int a, int b, bool x){ return (1 - x)*a + x*b;}// Driver codeint main(){ int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); printf("%d",y); return 0;}// This code is contributed by kothvvsaakash. |
Java
// Java program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.import java.io.*;class GFG {// Returns a if x is 0 and returns// b if x is 1.static int assignValue(int a, int b, int x){ return (1 - x) * a + x * b;} // Driver codepublic static void main (String[] args) { int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); System.out.println(y);}}// This code is contributed by ShubhamCoder |
Python3
# Python3 program to pick a value among two# according to the value of a third variable.# Returns a if x is 0 and returns# b if x is 1.def assignValue(a, b, x): return (1 - x) * a + x * b # Driver codey = assignValue(3, 7, 0)print(y)# This code is contributed by ShubhamCoder |
C#
// C# program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable.using System;class GFG {// Returns a if x is 0 and returns// b if x is 1.static int assignValue(int a, int b, int x){ return (1 - x) * a + x * b;} // Driver codepublic static void Main(){ int y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); Console.WriteLine(y);}}// This code is contributed by ShubhamCoder |
Javascript
<script>// Javascript program to pick a value among two// according to value of a third variable. // Returns a if x is 0 and returns // b if x is 1. function assignValue(a , b , x) { return (1 - x) * a + x * b; } // Driver code var y = assignValue(3, 7, 0); document.write(y);// This code contributed by Rajput-Ji </script> |
Output
3
Time complexity : O(1)
Auxiliary Space : O(1)
Thanks to Forrest Smith for suggesting the above solution.
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