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merge sort recursion java

Outstanding Orangutan answered on May 21, 2021 Popularity 9/10 Helpfulness 2/10

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merge sort recursion java

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/**
     * Takes in entire vector, but will merge the following sections together:
     * Left sublist from a[first]..a[mid], right sublist from a[mid+1]..a[last].
     * Precondition: each sublist is already in ascending order
     *
     * @param a
     *            reference to an array of integers to be sorted
     * @param first
     *            starting index of range of values to be sorted
     * @param mid
     *            midpoint index of range of values to be sorted
     * @param last
     *            last index of range of values to be sorted
     */
    private void merge(ArrayList<Comparable> a, int first, int mid, int last) {
        int x;
        int i;
        ArrayList<Comparable> left = new ArrayList<Comparable>();
        ArrayList<Comparable> right = new ArrayList<Comparable>();
        mergeSort(a,first,mid);
        for(i = 0; i < a.size() - mid; i++){
            left.add(i,a.get(i));
            a.remove(i);
        }
        mergeSort(a,mid,last);
        for (x = mid; x < a.size(); x++) {
            right.add(x,a.get(x));
            a.remove(x);
        }
        if ((left.get(i).compareTo(right.get(x))) > 0) {
            i++;
            a.add(i);
        } else if (i < x) {
            x++;
            a.add(x);
        }


        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Merge");
        System.out.println();

    }

    /**
     * Recursive mergesort of an array of integers
     *
     * @param a
     *            reference to an array of integers to be sorted
     * @param first
     *            starting index of range of values to be sorted
     * @param last
     *            ending index of range of values to be sorted
     */
    public void mergeSort(ArrayList<Comparable> a, int first, int last) {

        int mid = (first + last)/2;
        if(first == last){

        }else if(last - first == 1){
            merge(a,first, mid ,last);              
        }else{
            last = mid;
        }


                }

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