/** * @file * @brief Sorting of array list using [bead * sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bead_sort) */ #include #include /** * @addtogroup sorting Sorting algorithms * @{ */ /** Create easy access of elements from a 2D matrix stored in memory as a 1D * array */ #define BEAD(i, j) beads[i * max + j] /** * Displays the array, passed to this method * @param [in] arr array to display * @param [in] n number of elements in the array */ void display(const int *arr, int n) { for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { printf("%d ", arr[i]); } printf("\n"); } /** This is where the sorting of the array takes place * @param [in,out] a array to be sorted * @param [in] len Array Size */ void bead_sort(int *a, size_t len) { int i, j, max, sum; unsigned char *beads; for (i = 1, max = a[0]; i < len; i++) if (a[i] > max) max = a[i]; beads = calloc(1, max * len); /* mark the beads */ for (i = 0; i < len; i++) for (j = 0; j < a[i]; j++) BEAD(i, j) = 1; for (j = 0; j < max; j++) { /* count how many beads are on each post */ for (sum = i = 0; i < len; i++) { sum += BEAD(i, j); BEAD(i, j) = 0; } /* mark bottom sum beads */ for (i = len - sum; i < len; i++) BEAD(i, j) = 1; } for (i = 0; i < len; i++) { for (j = 0; j < max && BEAD(i, j); j++) ; a[i] = j; } free(beads); } /** @} */ /** Main function */ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) { int n; printf("Enter size of array:\n"); scanf("%d", &n); // E.g. 8 1 2 3 printf("Enter the elements of the array\n"); int i; int *arr = (int *)malloc(n * sizeof(int)); for (i = 0; i < n; i++) { scanf("%d", &arr[i]); } printf("Original array: "); display(arr, n); bead_sort(arr, n); printf("Sorted array: "); display(arr, n); free(arr); return 0; }