Re: Help with java insertion sort program

From:
Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:34:52 -0400
Message-ID:
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On 08/09/2014 10:28 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote:

On 08/09/2014 10:11 PM, Scott Dunning wrote:

Hello I trying write a sorting program that will ask a user what type of
sorting method to use (insertion, bubble, selection) and then ask them
to enter integers to sort.


I guessing that since you are asking for help here that working
the problem out from first principles on your own is not a requirement.

I'll suggest then that Google is your friend.
Algorithms 4th ed. Sedgewick Wayne
2.1 Elementary Sorts
<http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/21elementary/>


Oops. Skip that since you've already done that homework.
Instead, Google java.io.Console.

Change public void printArray(int[] input) {
to public static void printArray(int[] input) {

and try:

public class DriverSort {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     int input[] = new int[] { 5, 7, 6, 3, 1 };
     Sorter.insertionSort(input);
     Sorter.printArray(input);
   }
}

I thought I had everything correct but apparantly not. Haha. This is
the output and I am not sure where I am going wrong.

Before Sorting:
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

After Sorting:
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

Do I seem to be putting things in the correct spot?

Thanks for any help!!

DriverSort class...

     import java.util.Scanner;

     public class DriverSort {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         Scanner scan =new Scanner(System.in);
         Sorter sorter = new Sorter();

         int choice; // variable which says which sorting algorithm
to use

         System.out.println("1-Insertion sort\n"
                         +"2-Selection sort\n"
                         + "3-Bubble sort\n"
                         + "0-quit\n");
         choice = scan.nextInt();

         System.out.println("Please enter the number for a sorting
method or enter 0 to quit: ");
         int size = scan.nextInt();
         int input[] = new int[size];

         System.out.println("\nBefore Sorting: ");
         sorter.printArray(input);
             // sort the array
             Sorter.insertionSort(input);
             System.out.println("\nAfter Sorting: ");
             sorter.printArray(input);

         switch (choice) {

         case 0:
             System.out.println("Goodbye!");
             System.exit(0);
             break;

         case 1: Sorter.insertionSort(input);
             sorter.printArray(input);
             break;

         }
       }
    }

Sorter class....

     public class Sorter {

     public static int[] insertionSort(int[] input) {

         for (int i = 1; i < input.length; i++) {
             int valueToSort = input[i];
             int j = i;
             while (j > 0 && input[j - 1] > valueToSort) {
                 input[j] = input[j - 1];
                 j--;
             }//end while loop.
             // insert the element
             input[j] = valueToSort;
         }//end for loop
             return input;
     }//end insertionSort

         public void printArray(int[] input) {
             System.out.println(Arrays.toString(input));

         }
     }

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