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The Merge Sort algorithm operates on the divide and conquer principle, working by repeatedly splitting and merging. The array is continuously divided until each element becomes an array of one element. Then, these arrays are merged together in sorted order.<br> | The Merge Sort algorithm operates on the divide and conquer principle, working by repeatedly splitting and merging. The array is continuously divided until each element becomes an array of one element. Then, these arrays are merged together in sorted order.<br> | ||
You can see a more concrete representation in the diagram below. | You can see a more concrete representation in the diagram below.<br> | ||
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*Merge the sorted subsets. | *Merge the sorted subsets. | ||
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* [[TclArray]] | * [[TclArray]] | ||
* [[Arrays]] | * [[Arrays]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:03, 23 December 2024
The Merge Sort algorithm operates on the divide and conquer principle, working by repeatedly splitting and merging. The array is continuously divided until each element becomes an array of one element. Then, these arrays are merged together in sorted order.
You can see a more concrete representation in the diagram below.
Steps:
- Split the array into two equal parts.
- Recursively sort each part using the sorting algorithm.
- Merge the sorted subsets.
Example
var
multiArray: array[6] of Integer; // Fixed size main array
tempArray: array[6] of Integer; // temporary array
str: string;
i : Integer;
function Min(a, b: Integer): Integer;
{
if (a < b)
Result = a
else
Result = b;
}
function Merge(l, m, r: Integer);
var
i, j, k: Integer;
{
i = l;
j = m + 1;
k = l;
while ((i <= m) && (j <= r))
{
if (multiArray[i] <= multiArray[j])
{
tempArray[k] = multiArray[i];
Inc(i);
}
else
{
tempArray[k] = multiArray[j];
Inc(j);
}
Inc(k);
}
while (i <= m)
{
tempArray[k] = multiArray[i];
Inc(i);
Inc(k);
}
while (j <= r)
{
tempArray[k] = multiArray[j];
Inc(j);
Inc(k);
}
for (i = l to r)
{
multiArray[i] = tempArray[i];
}
}
function IterativeMergeSort(n: Integer);
var
curr_size, left_start, mid, right_end: Integer;
{
curr_size = 1;
while (curr_size <= n - 1)
{
left_start = 0;
while (left_start < n - 1)
{
mid = Min(left_start + curr_size - 1, n - 1);
right_end = Min(left_start + 2 * curr_size - 1, n - 1);
Merge(left_start, mid, right_end);
left_start = left_start + 2 * curr_size;
}
curr_size = 2 * curr_size;
}
}
{
// Populate array with initial values
multiArray[0] = 12;
multiArray[1] = 11;
multiArray[2] = 13;
multiArray[3] = 5;
multiArray[4] = 1;
multiArray[5] = 7;
str = '';
ShowMessage('Unordered array: ');
for (i = 0 to Length(multiArray)-2)
{
str = str + IntToStr(multiArray[i]) + ' ';
}
ShowMessage(str);
IterativeMergeSort(Length(multiArray)-1); // Specify array size
str = '';
ShowMessage('Array sorted from smallest to largest: ');
for (i = 0 to Length(multiArray)-2)
{
str = str + IntToStr(multiArray[i]) + ' ';
}
ShowMessage(str);
str = '';
ShowMessage('Array sorted from largest to smallest: ');
for (i = Length(multiArray)-2 downto 0)
{
str = str + IntToStr(multiArray[i]) + ' ';
}
ShowMessage(str);
}