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Quick sort

C++ Recursion

divide and conquer

Flowchart (ISO 5807)

YesNoYesNoStartInput a[], lo, hilo >= hiReturnEndp = a[hi]i = loj = lo, hi - 1, 1a[j] < pt = a[i]a[i] = a[j]a[j] = ti++t = a[i]a[i] = a[hi]a[hi] = tquickSort(a, lo, i - 1)quickSort(a, i + 1, hi)EndFigure 1 — quickSort

Source code

void quickSort(int a[], int lo, int hi) {
    if (lo >= hi) {
        return;
    }
    int p = a[hi];
    int i = lo;
    for (int j = lo; j < hi; j++) {
        if (a[j] < p) {
            int t = a[i];
            a[i] = a[j];
            a[j] = t;
            i++;
        }
    }
    int t = a[i];
    a[i] = a[hi];
    a[hi] = t;
    quickSort(a, lo, i - 1);
    quickSort(a, i + 1, hi);
}