/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Selection.java * Execution: java Selection < input.txt * Dependencies: StdOut.java StdIn.java * Data files: https://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/21elementary/tiny.txt * https://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/21elementary/words3.txt * * Sorts a sequence of strings from standard input using selection sort. * * % more tiny.txt * S O R T E X A M P L E * * % java Selection < tiny.txt * A E E L M O P R S T X [ one string per line ] * * % more words3.txt * bed bug dad yes zoo ... all bad yet * * % java Selection < words3.txt * all bad bed bug dad ... yes yet zoo [ one string per line ] * ******************************************************************************/ import java.util.Comparator; /** * The {@code Selection} class provides static methods for sorting an * array using selection sort. * This implementation makes ~ ½ n2 compares to sort * any array of length n, so it is not suitable for sorting large arrays. * It performs exactly n exchanges. *
* This sorting algorithm is not stable. It uses Θ(1) extra memory * (not including the input array). *
* For additional documentation, see * Section 2.1 * of Algorithms, 4th Edition by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne. * * @author Robert Sedgewick * @author Kevin Wayne */ public class Selection { // This class should not be instantiated. private Selection() { } /** * Rearranges the array in ascending order, using the natural order. * @param a the array to be sorted */ public static void sort(Comparable[] a) { int n = a.length; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { int min = i; for (int j = i+1; j < n; j++) { if (less(a[j], a[min])) min = j; } exch(a, i, min); assert isSorted(a, 0, i); } assert isSorted(a); } /** * Rearranges the array in ascending order, using a comparator. * @param a the array * @param comparator the comparator specifying the order */ public static void sort(Object[] a, Comparator comparator) { int n = a.length; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { int min = i; for (int j = i+1; j < n; j++) { if (less(comparator, a[j], a[min])) min = j; } exch(a, i, min); assert isSorted(a, comparator, 0, i); } assert isSorted(a, comparator); } /*************************************************************************** * Helper sorting functions. ***************************************************************************/ // is v < w ? private static boolean less(Comparable v, Comparable w) { return v.compareTo(w) < 0; } // is v < w ? private static boolean less(Comparator comparator, Object v, Object w) { return comparator.compare(v, w) < 0; } // exchange a[i] and a[j] private static void exch(Object[] a, int i, int j) { Object swap = a[i]; a[i] = a[j]; a[j] = swap; } /*************************************************************************** * Check if array is sorted - useful for debugging. ***************************************************************************/ // is the array a[] sorted? private static boolean isSorted(Comparable[] a) { return isSorted(a, 0, a.length - 1); } // is the array sorted from a[lo] to a[hi] private static boolean isSorted(Comparable[] a, int lo, int hi) { for (int i = lo + 1; i <= hi; i++) if (less(a[i], a[i-1])) return false; return true; } // is the array a[] sorted? private static boolean isSorted(Object[] a, Comparator comparator) { return isSorted(a, comparator, 0, a.length - 1); } // is the array sorted from a[lo] to a[hi] private static boolean isSorted(Object[] a, Comparator comparator, int lo, int hi) { for (int i = lo + 1; i <= hi; i++) if (less(comparator, a[i], a[i-1])) return false; return true; } // print array to standard output private static void show(Comparable[] a) { for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) { StdOut.println(a[i]); } } /** * Reads in a sequence of strings from standard input; selection sorts them; * and prints them to standard output in ascending order. * * @param args the command-line arguments */ public static void main(String[] args) { String[] a = StdIn.readAllStrings(); Selection.sort(a); show(a); } }