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quicksort visualised with javascript canvas (WIP)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>i wish this was hungarian folk dance</title>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="a" width="1280" height="720"></canvas>
<script>
// CANVAS
var a_canvas = document.getElementById("a");
var context = a_canvas.getContext("2d");
for (var x = 0.5; x < 1280; x += 10) {
context.moveTo(x, 0);
context.lineTo(x, 720);
} for (var y = 0.5; y < 720; y += 10) {
context.moveTo(0, y);
context.lineTo(1280, y);
}
context.strokeStyle = "#eee";
context.stroke();
// QUICKSORT
function quickSort(items, left, right) {
var index;
if (items.length > 1) {
left = typeof left != "number" ? 0 : left;
right = typeof right != "number" ? items.length - 1 : right;
index = partition(items, left, right);
if (left < index - 1) {
quickSort(items, left, index - 1);
}
console.log (items);
if (index < right) {
quickSort(items, index, right);
}
console.log (items);
}
return items;
}
function partition(items, left, right) {
var pivot = items[Math.floor((right + left) / 2)],
i = left,
j = right;
while (i <= j) {
while (items[i] < pivot) {
i++;
}
while (items[j] > pivot) {
j--;
}
if (i <= j) {
swap(items, i, j);
i++;
j--;
}
}
return i;
}
function swap(items, firstIndex, secondIndex){
var temp = items[firstIndex];
items[firstIndex] = items[secondIndex];
items[secondIndex] = temp;
}
var items = [];
for (var i = 100; i > 0; i--) {
items.push (Math.floor(Math.random()*200+1));
}
// first call
var result = quickSort(items);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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