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Sorting: Bubble Sort

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Consider the following version of Bubble Sort:

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    
    for (int j = 0; j < n - 1; j++) {
        // Swap adjacent elements if they are in decreasing order
        if (a[j] > a[j + 1]) {
            swap(a[j], a[j + 1]);
        }
    }
    
}

Given an array of integers, sort the array in ascending order using the Bubble Sort algorithm above. Once sorted, print the following three lines:

  1. Array is sorted in numSwaps swaps., where is the number of swaps that took place.
  2. First Element: firstElement, where is the first element in the sorted array.
  3. Last Element: lastElement, where is the last element in the sorted array.

Hint: To complete this challenge, you must add a variable that keeps a running tally of all swaps that occur during execution.

Example

swap    a       
0       [6,4,1]
1       [4,6,1]
2       [4,1,6]
3       [1,4,6]

The steps of the bubble sort are shown above. It took swaps to sort the array. Output is:

Array is sorted in 3 swaps.  
First Element: 1  
Last Element: 6  

Function Description

Complete the function countSwaps in the editor below.

countSwaps has the following parameter(s):

  • int a[n]: an array of integers to sort

Prints

Print the three lines required, then return. No return value is expected.

Input Format

The first line contains an integer, , the size of the array .
The second line contains space-separated integers .

Constraints

Output Format

Sample Input 0

STDIN   Function
-----   --------
3       a[] size n = 3
1 2 3   a = [1, 2, 3]

Sample Output 0

Array is sorted in 0 swaps.
First Element: 1
Last Element: 3

Explanation 0
The array is already sorted, so swaps take place.

Sample Input 1

3
3 2 1

Sample Output 1

Array is sorted in 3 swaps.
First Element: 1
Last Element: 3

Explanation 1
The array is not sorted, and its initial values are: . The following swaps take place:

At this point the array is sorted and the three lines of output are printed to stdout.

Author

AvmnuSng

Difficulty

Easy

Max Score

30

Submitted By

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