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/**
* This method will use ethiopian styled multiplication.
* @param a Any non-negative integer.
* @param b Any integer.
* @result a multiplied by b
*/
public static int ethiopianMultiply(int a, int b) {
if(a==0 || b==0) {
return 0;
}
int result = 0;
while(a>=1) {
if(!isEven(a)) {
result+=b;
}
b = doubleInt(b);
a = halveInt(a);
}
return result;
}
/**
* This method is an improved version that will use
* ethiopian styled multiplication, and also
* supports negative parameters.
* @param a Any integer.
* @param b Any integer.
* @result a multiplied by b
*/
public static int ethiopianMultiplyWithImprovement(int a, int b) {
if(a==0 || b==0) {
return 0;
}
if(a<0) {
a=-a;
b=-b;
} else if(b>0 && a>b) {
int tmp = a;
a = b;
b = tmp;
}
int result = 0;
while(a>=1) {
if(!isEven(a)) {
result+=b;
}
b = doubleInt(b);
a = halveInt(a);
}
return result;
}