fig07_18.cpp

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/**
 * Internal selection method that makes recursive calls.
 * Uses median-of-three partitioning and a cutoff of 10.
 * Places the kth smallest item in a[k-1].
 * a is an array of Comparable items.
 * left is the left-most index of the subarray.
 * right is the right-most index of the subarray.
 * k is the desired rank (1 is minimum) in the entire array.
 */
template <typename Comparable>
void quickSelect( vector<Comparable> & a, int left, int right, int k )
{
    if( left + 10 <= right )
    {
        Comparable pivot = median3( a, left, right );

            // Begin partitioning
        int i = left, j = right - 1;
        for( ; ; )
        {
            while( a[ ++i ] < pivot ) { }
            while( pivot < a[ --j ] ) { }
            if( i < j )
                swap( a[ i ], a[ j ] );
            else
                break;
        }

        swap( a[ i ], a[ right - 1 ] );  // Restore pivot

            // Recurse; only this part changes
        if( k <= i )
            quickSelect( a, left, i - 1, k );
        else if( k > i + 1 )
            quickSelect( a, i + 1, right, k );
    }
    else  // Do an insertion sort on the subarray
        insertionSort( a, left, right );
}