Class MergeX

java.lang.Object

MergeX

public class MergeX
extends java.lang.Object

The MergeX class provides static methods for sorting an array using an optimized version of mergesort.

For additional documentation, see Section 2.1 of Algorithms, 4th Edition, by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Reads in a sequence of strings from standard input; mergesorts them (using an optimized version of mergesort); and prints them to standard output in ascending order.
static void	sort(java.lang.Comparable[] a) Rearranges the array in ascending order, using the natural order.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

sort

public static void sort(java.lang.Comparable[] a)

Rearranges the array in ascending order, using the natural order.

Parameters:

a - the array to be sorted

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Reads in a sequence of strings from standard input; mergesorts them (using an optimized version of mergesort); and prints them to standard output in ascending order.