//******************************************************************** // Sorting.java Author: Lewis/Loftus // // Demonstrates the selection sort and insertion sort algorithms. //******************************************************************** public class Sorting { //----------------------------------------------------------------- // Sorts the specified array of objects using the selection // sort algorithm. //----------------------------------------------------------------- public static void selectionSort (Comparable[] list) { int min; Comparable temp; for (int index = 0; index < list.length-1; index++) { min = index; for (int scan = index+1; scan < list.length; scan++) if (list[scan].compareTo(list[min]) < 0) min = scan; // Swap the values temp = list[min]; list[min] = list[index]; list[index] = temp; } } //----------------------------------------------------------------- // Sorts the specified array of objects using the insertion // sort algorithm. //----------------------------------------------------------------- public static void insertionSort (Comparable[] list) { for (int index = 1; index < list.length; index++) { Comparable key = list[index]; int position = index; // Shift larger values to the right while (position > 0 && key.compareTo(list[position-1]) < 0) { list[position] = list[position-1]; position--; } list[position] = key; } } }