C++ Cocktail sort algorithm Exercise: Sort an array of elements using the Cocktail sort algorithm

C++ Sorting: Exercise-5 with Solution

Write a C++ program to sort an array of elements using the Cocktail sort algorithm.

Sample Solution:

C++ Code :

// Including necessary C++ libraries
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>

// Function to perform cocktail shaker sort algorithm
template <typename RandomAccessIterator>
void cocktail_sort(RandomAccessIterator begin, RandomAccessIterator end) {
  bool swapped = true;

  // Iterate until no more swaps are made or the range is sorted
  while (begin != end-- && swapped) {
    swapped = false;

    // Forward pass: Move the larger elements to the end
    for (auto i = begin; i != end; ++i) {
      if (*(i + 1) < *i) {
        std::iter_swap(i, i + 1);
        swapped = true;
      }
    }

    // If no elements were swapped, the list is sorted, break the loop
    if (!swapped) {
      break;
    }

    swapped = false;

    // Backward pass: Move the smaller elements to the beginning
    for (auto i = end - 1; i != begin; --i) {
      if (*i < *(i - 1)) {
        std::iter_swap(i, i - 1);
        swapped = true;
      }
    }

    ++begin; // Move the starting point ahead after each iteration
  }
}

// Main function
int main() {
  // Initializing an array of integers for sorting
  int a[] = {100, 2, 56, 200, -52, 3, 99, 33, 177, -199};

  // Sorting the array using cocktail_sort function
  cocktail_sort(std::begin(a), std::end(a));

  // Displaying the sorted array after cocktail shaker sort
  std::copy(std::begin(a), std::end(a), std::ostream_iterator<int>(std::cout, " "));
  std::cout << "\n";

  // Returning 0 to indicate successful execution
  return 0;
}

Sample Output:

Original numbers:
100, 2, 56, 200, -52, 3, 99, 33, 177, -199
Sorted numbers:
-199 -52 2 3 33 56 99 100 177 200 

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