code-traversal-approach.cpp

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstdint>
#include <bitset>

uint32_t reverseBits(uint32_t n) {
    uint32_t result = 0;
    int i = 0;
    for (; i < 32; ++i) {
        // Right to left reading
        // Add current bit and move entire number to left
        result = (result << 1) + (n >> i & 1);
    }
    return result;
}

int main() {
    uint32_t num = 43261596; // Example input (binary: 00000010100101000001111010011100)
    uint32_t reversed = reverseBits(num);
    std::cout << "Original: " << num << " (" << std::bitset<32>(num) << ")" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Reversed: " << reversed << " (" << std::bitset<32>(reversed) << ")" << std::endl;

    return 0;
}