2023-11-10 16:50:03 +0000 UTC

class Solution {
public:
    string mergeAlternately(string word1, string word2) {
        int m = word1.size();
        int n = word2.size();
        string result = "";

        for (int i = 0; i < max(m, n); i++) {
            if (i < m) {
                result.push_back(word1[i]);
            }
            if (i < n) {
                result.push_back(word2[i]);
            }
        }

        return result;
    }
};