
Sorting Algorithm

This is a sorting algorithm.   It may be applied to a set of data in order to sort it.    
For comparing various sorts, see compare sorts.  
For other sorting algorithms,   see sorting algorithms,   or:

O(n logn) sorts
Heap sort |
Merge sort |
Patience sort |
Quick sort
O(n log2n) sorts
Shell Sort
O(n2) sorts
Bubble sort |
Cocktail sort |
Cocktail sort with shifting bounds |
Comb sort |
Cycle sort |
Gnome sort |
Insertion sort |
Selection sort |
Strand sort
other sorts
Bead sort |
Bogo sort |
Common sorted list |
Composite structures sort |
Custom comparator sort |
Counting sort |
Disjoint sublist sort |
External sort |
Jort sort |
Lexicographical sort |
Natural sorting |
Order by pair comparisons |
Order disjoint list items |
Order two numerical lists |
Object identifier (OID) sort |
Pancake sort |
Quickselect |
Permutation sort |
Radix sort |
Ranking methods |
Remove duplicate elements |
Sleep sort |
Stooge sort |
[Sort letters of a string] |
Three variable sort |
Topological sort |
Tree sort




Task

Sort an integer array with the   radix sort algorithm.

The primary purpose is to complete the characterization of sort algorithms task.




#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
 
// Radix sort comparator for 32-bit two's complement integers
class radix_test
{
    const int bit; // bit position [0..31] to examine
public:
    radix_test(int offset) : bit(offset) {} // constructor
 
    bool operator()(int value) const // function call operator
    {
        if (bit == 31) // sign bit
            return value < 0; // negative int to left partition
        else
            return !(value & (1 << bit)); // 0 bit to left partition
    }
};
 
// Least significant digit radix sort
void lsd_radix_sort(int *first, int *last)
{
    for (int lsb = 0; lsb < 32; ++lsb) // least-significant-bit
    {
        std::stable_partition(first, last, radix_test(lsb));
    }
}
 
// Most significant digit radix sort (recursive)
void msd_radix_sort(int *first, int *last, int msb = 31)
{
    if (first != last && msb >= 0)
    {
        int *mid = std::partition(first, last, radix_test(msb));
        msb--; // decrement most-significant-bit
        msd_radix_sort(first, mid, msb); // sort left partition
        msd_radix_sort(mid, last, msb); // sort right partition
    }
}
 
// test radix_sort
int main()
{
    int data[] = { 170, 45, 75, -90, -802, 24, 2, 66 };
 
    lsd_radix_sort(data, data + 8);
    // msd_radix_sort(data, data + 8);
 
    std::copy(data, data + 8, std::ostream_iterator<int>(std::cout, " "));
 
    return 0;
}