Methods for Arrays Cheat Sheet by Naomines

In a selection sort - the algorithm takes the minimum on every pass on the array and places it at its correct position. The idea is that the maxium is also taken and placed in its correct position. So in every pass, we keep track of both max and min, sorting the array from both ends.

for(int i = 0; i < size -1; i++)

for(int k = i+1; k<size; k++)

pos = k

arr [i] = int temp

arr[pos] = temp

Bubble sorts swap adjacent elements and swaps them if the first is smaller or greater than the other. At the end the smallest and largest will have 'bubbled' to the end of the array, this process continues with the next smallest and largest element to second last position

boolean sorted;

do {

do while must execute at least once to ensure the array is sorted

for(int j = 0; j < i; j++){

String temp = strArr[j];

strArr­[j+1] = temp;

i--;}

If we want to see if an array has a specific element we compare the first element and the value until we find the matching value or come to the end of the array.

int pos = 0;

for(int i = 0; i<size; i++){

pos = i;

return temp;

This algorithm assumes the array is already sorted and then divides the array in half. The search is done in the half of the array where the element resides. The process is repeated until the element is found.

bubble­Sor­tWi­thF­lag();

boolean found = false;

mid = (start + end) /2

end = mid -1;

found = true;

return pos;