Merge Sort
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Implement recursive merge sort and print the sorted array.
Input
n, then n integers.
Output
The sorted array.
Example
Input
7 38 27 43 3 9 82 10
Output
[3, 9, 10, 27, 38, 43, 82]
Editor
Java
Hints
Sort each half, then merge the two sorted halves using a temporary array.
Solution explanation
Merge sort is O(n log n) and stable; Java uses a merge-sort variant (TimSort) for objects.
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import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
static void mergeSort(int[] a, int[] tmp, int lo, int hi) {
if (hi - lo < 1) return;
int mid = (lo + hi) / 2;
mergeSort(a, tmp, lo, mid);
mergeSort(a, tmp, mid + 1, hi);
int i = lo, j = mid + 1, k = lo;
while (i <= mid && j <= hi) tmp[k++] = a[i] <= a[j] ? a[i++] : a[j++];
while (i <= mid) tmp[k++] = a[i++];
while (j <= hi) tmp[k++] = a[j++];
for (k = lo; k <= hi; k++) a[k] = tmp[k];
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int n = sc.nextInt();
int[] a = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = sc.nextInt();
mergeSort(a, new int[n], 0, n - 1);
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(a));
}
}