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a ^= b b ^= a a ^= bI'm gonna need you to elaborate on this one
xor has the property x ^ x = 0, and x ^ 0 = x. So, x ^ x ^ y = y
a' = a ^ b b' = b ^ a' = b ^ (a ^ b) = a a'' = (a ^ b) ^ a = bThis is pretty clever, I've never seen this for a swap.
Couldn't have explained it better myself. I don't remember where exactly I first read about this trick, but it's mainly useful in C or Assembly, as you don't have to resort to using a third variable/register.
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