From 25f974b01d865810300e38875b8b132137aa5285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mohit Sharma Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:37:18 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Implementation of Selection Sort --- Sorts/selectionSort.js | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Sorts/selectionSort.js diff --git a/Sorts/selectionSort.js b/Sorts/selectionSort.js new file mode 100644 index 000000000..065bd5e8a --- /dev/null +++ b/Sorts/selectionSort.js @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +/*The selection sort algorithm sorts an array by repeatedly finding the minimum element + *(considering ascending order) from unsorted part and putting it at the beginning. The + *algorithm maintains two subarrays in a given array. + *1) The subarray which is already sorted. + *2) Remaining subarray which is unsorted. + * + *In every iteration of selection sort, the minimum element (considering ascending order) + *from the unsorted subarray is picked and moved to the sorted subarray. + */ +function selectionSort(items) { + var length = items.length; + for (var i = 0; i < length - 1; i++) { + //Number of passes + var min = i; //min holds the current minimum number position for each pass; i holds the Initial min number + for (var j = i + 1; j < length; j++) { //Note that j = i + 1 as we only need to go through unsorted array + if (items[j] < items[min]) { //Compare the numbers + min = j; //Change the current min number position if a smaller num is found + } + } + if (min != i) { + //After each pass, if the current min num != initial min num, exchange the position. + //Swap the numbers + var tmp = items[i]; + items[i] = items[min]; + items[min] = tmp; + } + } +} + +//Implementation of bubbleSort + +var ar = [5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 12, 14]; +//Array before Sort +console.log(ar); +selectionSort(ar); +//Array after sort +console.log(ar); From e846f8ff50df244d6d5dd6ec537434d141ed7dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mohit Sharma Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 01:38:06 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added Implementation of Selection Sort --- Sorts/selectionSort.js | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Sorts/selectionSort.js b/Sorts/selectionSort.js index 065bd5e8a..46ba3e1e8 100644 --- a/Sorts/selectionSort.js +++ b/Sorts/selectionSort.js @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function selectionSort(items) { } } -//Implementation of bubbleSort +//Implementation of Selection Sort var ar = [5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 12, 14]; //Array before Sort