void binary_type::prepend(const binary_type& prior)
{
shift_right(prior.size());
data_chunk prior_blocks = prior.blocks();
for (size_type i = 0; i < prior_blocks.size(); i++)
{
blocks_[i] = blocks_[i] | prior_blocks[i];
}
}
void binary_type::append(const binary_type& post)
{
const size_type block_offset = size() / bits_per_block;
const size_type offset = size() % bits_per_block;
// overkill for byte alignment
binary_type duplicate(post.size(), post.blocks());
duplicate.shift_right(offset);
resize(size() + post.size());
data_chunk post_shift_blocks = duplicate.blocks();
for (size_type i = 0; i < post_shift_blocks.size(); i++)
{
blocks_[block_offset + i] = blocks_[block_offset + i] | post_shift_blocks[i];
}
}
