Post on 01-Apr-2015
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
partitioned
partition element unpartitioned
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B X W P P V P D P C Y Z P
p q
swap me swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B C W P P V P D P X Y Z P
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B C W P P V P D P X Y Z P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B C W P P V P D P X Y Z P
p q
swap me swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
A B C P P P V P D W X Y Z P
p q
swap left
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A P P V P D W X Y Z P
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A P P V P D W X Y Z P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A P P V P D W X Y Z P
p q
swap me swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A D P V P P W X Y Z P
p q
swap right
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A D P V P Z W X Y P P
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A D P V P Z W X Y P P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A D P V P Z W X Y P P
p q
swap me swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P B C A D P V P Z W X Y P P
p q
swap left
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P P C A D B V P Z W X Y P P
q
swap right
p
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P P C A D B V Y Z W X P P P
p q
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P P C A D B V Y Z W X P P P
p q
swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Choose partitioning element. Scan from left element. Scan from right for element. Exchange. Move to left or right end if equal. Repeat until pointers cross.
P P C A D B V Y Z W X P P P
p q
pointers cross
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
P P C A D B Y Z W X P P P
p q
swap meswap me
V
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
B P C A D P Y Z W X P P P
p q
swap meswap me
V
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
B D C A P P Y Z W X P P P
p q
V
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
B D C A P P Y Z W X P P P
p q
swap me swap me
V
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
B D C A P P P Y Z W X P P V
p q
swap me swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
B D C A P P P P Z W X P Y V
p q
swap me swap me
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3-Way Partitioning
3-way partitioning. Swap elements on left with elements in middle. Swap elements on right with elements in middle.
B D C A P P P P P W X Z Y V
p q
3-way partitioned!