算法的原理参考这篇文章 http://developer.51cto.com/art/201403/430986.htm
快速排序,简单来说,就是找一个基准,一般是数组第一个数A,然后经过调整后使得A前面的值小于等于A,A后面的值大于等于A。然后把A前面的序列当成一个数组,后面的序列也当成一个数组重复前面的操作。在原文提到一个问题为什么要从最右边开始,我思考后觉得是因为j要找的是比A小的,i是找比A大的,如果是从i开始,经过几次交换后,可能没找到比A大的就i=j了,而由于前一次ij位置值交换,现在j位置的数是大于A的,然后把A和i=j的位置交换,现在明显就不对了。
像6 1 2 5 4 3 9 7 10 8 如果i开始那就到i=j 此时i位置上是9,和6互换,明显不对了。
应该优先找比A小的,相反如果基准是最右边,那就应该优先找比A大的了。
//
// Sort.m
// TestMain
//
// Created by huangymu on 15-7-2.
// Copyright (c) 2015年 huangymu. All rights reserved.
//
#import "Sort.h"
@implementation Sort
-(void)sort:(NSMutableArray*)array{
[self sort:array left:0 right:array.count-1];
}
-(void)sort:(NSMutableArray*)array left:(NSInteger)left right:(NSInteger)right{
if(left >= right){
return;
}
NSInteger start = left;
NSInteger end = right;
id tmp = [array objectAtIndex:left];
while (left < right) {
while (left < right &&[array objectAtIndex:right]>=tmp) {
right--;
}
while (left < right &&[array objectAtIndex:left]<=tmp) {
left ++;
}
if (left<right) {
id tmp2 = [array objectAtIndex:right];
[array replaceObjectAtIndex:right withObject:[array objectAtIndex:left]];
[array replaceObjectAtIndex:left withObject:tmp2];
}
}
id tmp3 = [array objectAtIndex:left];
[array replaceObjectAtIndex:left withObject:tmp];
[array replaceObjectAtIndex:start withObject:tmp3];
[self sort:array left:start right:left];
[self sort:array left:left+1 right:end];
}
@end
测试
//
// main.m
// TestMain
//
// Created by huangymu on 15-7-2.
// Copyright (c) 2015年 huangymu. All rights reserved.
//
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "Sort.h"
int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
@autoreleasepool {
// insert code here...
NSMutableArray *data = [NSMutableArray array];
for (int i =0;i<10;i++) {
u_int32_t x = arc4random() % 100;//0~kMax
NSNumber *num = [[NSNumber alloc] initWithInt:x];
[data addObject:num];
[num release];
}
for(NSNumber *number in data){
NSLog(@"%@",number);
}
NSLog(@"after");
Sort *s = [[[Sort alloc]init]autorelease ];
[s sort:data];
for(NSNumber *number in data){
NSLog(@"%@",number);
}
}
return 0;
}
layout:
2015-07-03 09:20:41.556 TestMain[4382:303] 13
2015-07-03 09:20:41.557 TestMain[4382:303] 0
2015-07-03 09:20:41.558 TestMain[4382:303] 71
2015-07-03 09:20:41.559 TestMain[4382:303] 7
2015-07-03 09:20:41.559 TestMain[4382:303] 44
2015-07-03 09:20:41.560 TestMain[4382:303] 85
2015-07-03 09:20:41.561 TestMain[4382:303] 52
2015-07-03 09:20:41.562 TestMain[4382:303] 8
2015-07-03 09:20:41.562 TestMain[4382:303] 73
2015-07-03 09:20:41.563 TestMain[4382:303] 95
2015-07-03 09:20:41.564 TestMain[4382:303] after
2015-07-03 09:20:41.564 TestMain[4382:303] 0
2015-07-03 09:20:41.565 TestMain[4382:303] 7
2015-07-03 09:20:41.566 TestMain[4382:303] 8
2015-07-03 09:20:41.566 TestMain[4382:303] 13
2015-07-03 09:20:41.567 TestMain[4382:303] 44
2015-07-03 09:20:41.567 TestMain[4382:303] 52
2015-07-03 09:20:41.568 TestMain[4382:303] 71
2015-07-03 09:20:41.568 TestMain[4382:303] 73
2015-07-03 09:20:41.570 TestMain[4382:303] 85
2015-07-03 09:20:41.570 TestMain[4382:303] 95
Program ended with exit code: 0