org.plasma.common.sort
Class Sorter

java.lang.Object
  org.plasma.common.sort.Sorter

Direct Known Subclasses:

BubbleSort, InsertionSort, MergeSort, QuickSort, SelectionSort, ShellSort

public abstract class Sorter
extends Object

Information about each algorithm's time/memory complexity and stability is provided in their respective classes. n is the number of records to be sorted. A sorting algorithm is stable if whenever there are two records R and S with the same key and with R appearing before S in the original list, R will appear before S in the sorted list.

Constructor Summary

Sorter()

Method Summary

abstract <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void	sort(T[] a)
protected void	swap(Object[] a, int i, int j) Swap the contents of a[i] and a[j]

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Sorter

public Sorter()

Method Detail

swap

protected void swap(Object[] a,
                    int i,
                    int j)

Swap the contents of a[i] and a[j]

sort

public abstract <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void sort(T[] a)