Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)
Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134670942
Author: Y. Daniel Liang
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.2PE
Program Plan Intro

Generic merge sort

Program Plan:

  • Import the required packages.
  • Create a class “Sorting”:
    • Method to sort the numbers gets defined.
    • Call the method merge sort that implements the comparable interface.
    • Method to sort the string given.
  • Define the main method
    • Initialize the list that needs to be sorted.
    • Call the merge sort.
    • Display the sorted list.
    • Initialize list that contain strings.
    • Call the method merge sort.
    • Display the sorted list.
  • Define the method “mergeSort()”
    • Condition to validate the list contains more than one element.
    • First half of the list is sorted by calling the merge1 method
    • Loop that iterates to sort the values of the list.
    • Second half of the list is sorted by calling the merge method
    • Loop that iterates to sort the values of the list.
    • Both the list gets merged.
  • Define the method “merge1()”
    • Perform swap operation by comparing the list.
    • Return the value.

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