/* * Quick sort is a comparison sorting algorithm that uses a divide and conquer strategy. * For more information see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksort */ function quickSort(items) { var length = items.length; if (length <= 1) { return items; } var PIVOT = items[0]; var GREATER = []; var LESSER = []; for (var i = 1; i < length; i++) { if (items[i] > PIVOT) { GREATER.push(items[i]); } else { LESSER.push(items[i]); } } var sorted = quickSort(LESSER); sorted.push(PIVOT); sorted = sorted.concat(quickSort(GREATER)); return sorted; } //Implementation of quick sort var ar = [0, 5, 3, 2, 2]; //Array before Sort console.log(ar); ar = quickSort(ar); //Array after sort console.log(ar);