/* * 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)