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Given a positive integer number N. The task is to generate all the binary strings of N bits. These binary strings should be in ascending order.
Examples: 

Input: 2
Output:
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1
Input: 3
Output:
0 0 0
0 0 1
0 1 0
0 1 1
1 0 0
1 0 1
1 1 0
1 1 1

Approach: The idea is to try every permutation. For every position, there are 2 options, either ‘0’ or ‘1’. Backtracking is used in this approach to try every possibility/permutation. 
Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ implementation of the above approach:
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to print the output
void printTheArray(int arr[], int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        cout << arr[i] << " ";
    }
    cout << endl;
}
 
// Function to generate all binary strings
void generateAllBinaryStrings(int n, int arr[], int i)
{
    if (i == n) {
        printTheArray(arr, n);
        return;
    }
 
    // First assign "0" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 0;
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
 
    // And then assign "1" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 1;
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int n = 4;
 
    int arr[n];
 
    // Print all binary strings
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, 0);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java implementation of the above approach:
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG
{
 
// Function to print the output
static void printTheArray(int arr[], int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
    }
    System.out.println();
}
 
// Function to generate all binary strings
static void generateAllBinaryStrings(int n,
                            int arr[], int i)
{
    if (i == n)
    {
        printTheArray(arr, n);
        return;
    }
 
    // First assign "0" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 0;
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
 
    // And then assign "1" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 1;
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String args[])
{
    int n = 4;
 
    int[] arr = new int[n];
 
    // Print all binary strings
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, 0);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by
// Surendra_Gangwar


Python3




# Python3 implementation of the
# above approach
 
# Function to print the output
def printTheArray(arr, n):
 
    for i in range(0, n):
        print(arr[i], end = " ")
     
    print()
 
# Function to generate all binary strings
def generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i):
 
    if i == n:
        printTheArray(arr, n)
        return
     
    # First assign "0" at ith position
    # and try for all other permutations
    # for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 0
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1)
 
    # And then assign "1" at ith position
    # and try for all other permutations
    # for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 1
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1)
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__":
 
    n = 4
    arr = [None] * n
 
    # Print all binary strings
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, 0)
 
# This code is contributed
# by Rituraj Jain


C#




// C# implementation of the above approach:
using System;
 
class GFG
{
 
// Function to print the output
static void printTheArray(int []arr, int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        Console.Write(arr[i]+" ");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}
 
// Function to generate all binary strings
static void generateAllBinaryStrings(int n,
                            int []arr, int i)
{
    if (i == n)
    {
        printTheArray(arr, n);
        return;
    }
 
    // First assign "0" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 0;
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
 
    // And then assign "1" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    arr[i] = 1;
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String []args)
{
    int n = 4;
 
    int[] arr = new int[n];
 
    // Print all binary strings
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, 0);
}
}
 
// This code has been contributed by 29AjayKumar


Javascript




<script>
    // Javascript implementation of the above approach:
     
    // Function to print the output
    function printTheArray(arr, n)
    {
        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            document.write(arr[i]+" ");
        }
        document.write("</br>");
    }
 
    // Function to generate all binary strings
    function generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i)
    {
        if (i == n)
        {
            printTheArray(arr, n);
            return;
        }
 
        // First assign "0" at ith position
        // and try for all other permutations
        // for remaining positions
        arr[i] = 0;
        generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
 
        // And then assign "1" at ith position
        // and try for all other permutations
        // for remaining positions
        arr[i] = 1;
        generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, i + 1);
    }
     
    let n = 4;
   
    let arr = new Array(n);
    arr.fill(0);
   
    // Print all binary strings
    generateAllBinaryStrings(n, arr, 0);
 
// This code is contributed by divyeshrabadiya07.
</script>


PHP




<?php
// PHP implementation of the above approach
 
// Function to print the output
function printTheArray($arr, $n)
{
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++)
    {
        echo $arr[$i], " ";
    }
    echo "\n";
}
 
// Function to generate all binary strings
function generateAllBinaryStrings($n, $arr, $i)
{
    if ($i == $n)
    {
        printTheArray($arr, $n);
        return;
    }
 
    // First assign "0" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    $arr[$i] = 0;
    generateAllBinaryStrings($n, $arr, $i + 1);
 
    // And then assign "1" at ith position
    // and try for all other permutations
    // for remaining positions
    $arr[$i] = 1;
    generateAllBinaryStrings($n, $arr, $i + 1);
}
 
// Driver Code
$n = 4;
 
$arr = array_fill(0, $n, 0);
 
// Print all binary strings
generateAllBinaryStrings($n, $arr, 0);
 
// This code is contributed by Ryuga
?>


Output

0 0 0 0 
0 0 0 1 
0 0 1 0 
0 0 1 1 
0 1 0 0 
0 1 0 1 
0 1 1 0 
0 1 1 1 
1 0 0 0 
1 0 0 1 
1 0 1 0 
1 0 1 1 
1 1 0 0 
1 1 0 1 
1 1 1 0 
1 1 1 1 

Time complexity – O(2n)
Space complexity – O(n)

Approach 2: Bit Manipulation

Step-by-step Explanation:

  1. Generate all numbers from 0 to 2^n – 1.
  2. Convert each number to its binary representation using the bitset class from the C++ Standard Library.
  3. Extract the last n bits of the binary representation using the substr method.

C++




#include <iostream>
#include <bitset>
using namespace std;
 
int main() {
    int n = 4;
    for (int i = 0; i < (1 << n); i++) {
        bitset<32> b(i);
        cout << b.to_string().substr(32-n) << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}


Java




public class Main {
 
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int n = 4;
        // Loop over all possible combinations of n bits
        // using bit manipulation
        for (int i = 0; i < (1 << n); i++) {
            // Convert the integer 'i' to a binary string
            // representation of length 32 using the BitSet
            // class Note: Java's BitSet class does not have
            // a direct to_string() method like C++, so
            // we'll convert it to a binary string
            // representation using a custom method
            String binaryString = toBinaryString(i, n);
            System.out.println(binaryString);
        }
    }
 
    // Custom method to convert an integer 'num' to a binary
    // string representation of length 'length'
    static String toBinaryString(int num, int length)
    {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        // Loop to append the binary digits to the
        // StringBuilder
        for (int i = length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            // Use bitwise AND operation to extract the
            // binary digit at position 'i'
            int bit = (num & (1 << i)) >> i;
            // Append the binary digit to the StringBuilder
            sb.append(bit);
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}


Python




def print_binary_combinations(n):
    # Loop through all numbers from 0 to 2^n - 1
    for i in range(1 << n):
        # Convert the current number to a binary string of length n
        binary_str = format(i, '0' + str(n) + 'b')
        print(binary_str)
 
 
# Example usage
n = 4
print_binary_combinations(n)
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C#




using System;
 
class GFG {
    static void Main()
    {
        int n = 4;
        for (int i = 0; i < (1 << n); i++) {
            string binary
                = Convert.ToString(i, 2).PadLeft(n, '0');
            Console.WriteLine(binary);
        }
    }
}


Javascript




<script>
    const n = 4;
    for (let i = 0; i < (1 << n); i++) {
        const binaryString = (i >>> 0).toString(2).padStart(n, '0');
        console.log(binaryString);
    }
     
</script>


Output

0000
0001
0010
0011
0100
0101
0110
0111
1000
1001
1010
1011
1100
1101
1110
1111

Time Complexity: O(n * 2^n)
Auxiliary Space: O(n)

Explanation:

The time complexity is O(n * 2^n) because we need to generate all 2^n binary strings and each binary string has a length of n. The auxiliary space complexity is O(n) because we need to store the binary representation of each number.

How is this approach different from another approach? 

This approach is different from the recursive approach because it uses bit manipulation to generate all binary strings instead of recursion. The recursive approach has a time complexity of O(2^n) and an auxiliary space complexity of O(n), while this approach has a time complexity of O(n * 2^n) and an auxiliary space complexity of O(n).

Related Article: Generate all the binary number from 0 to n
 



Last Updated : 20 Nov, 2023
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