Bubble Sort
Problem
Read an array and print it sorted in ascending order. Use bubble sort.
Constraints
- 1 <= n <= 2000
Examples
Input
6 5 2 9 1 5 6
Output
1 2 5 5 6 9
Solutions
Big values move to the end like bubbles move up. Each pass puts one more value at its final place. The early stop makes the best case O(n).
/*
* Problem : Sort an array in ascending order.
* Input : n, then n integers.
* Output : The sorted array.
* Approach: Swap neighbours.
* Time : O(n^2)
* Space : O(1)
* Java : 8 or newer.
*/
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
public class Main {
// This method solves the task. It receives the input and returns the answer.
static int[] solve(int[] a) {
int n = a.length;
// Step 1: Repeat the pass n - 1 times. After pass k, the k largest values are at the end.
for (int pass = 0; pass < n - 1; pass++) {
boolean swapped = false;
// Step 2: Compare neighbours. The end part is already sorted, so we skip it.
for (int i = 0; i < n - 1 - pass; i++) {
// Step 3: If the left value is bigger, swap the two values.
if (a[i] > a[i + 1]) {
int temporary = a[i];
a[i] = a[i + 1];
a[i + 1] = temporary;
swapped = true;
}
}
// Step 4: No swap in a full pass means the array is sorted. We can stop early.
if (!swapped) {
break;
}
}
return a;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
int size = scanner.nextInt();
int[] a = new int[size];
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
a[i] = scanner.nextInt();
}
System.out.println(Arrays.stream(solve(a)).mapToObj(String::valueOf).collect(Collectors.joining(" ")));
}
}
Hints (1)
- Which value is at the end after the first pass?