// Sorting of array list using pancake sort #include #include /* Reverses the array */ void flip(int arr[], int i) { int temp, start = 0; while (start < i) { temp = arr[start]; arr[start] = arr[i]; arr[i] = temp; start++; i--; } } // Returns index of the maximum element in arr[0..n-1] int findMax(int arr[], int n) { int maxElementIdx, i; for (maxElementIdx = 0, i = 0; i < n; ++i) if (arr[i] > arr[maxElementIdx]) maxElementIdx = i; return maxElementIdx; } // Sorts the array using flip operations int pancakeSort(int *arr, int n) { // Start from the complete array and one by one reduce current size by one for (int curr_size = n; curr_size > 1; --curr_size) { // Find index of the maximum element in arr[0..curr_size-1] int maxElementIdx = findMax(arr, curr_size); // Move the maximum element to end of current array if it's not already at the end if (maxElementIdx != curr_size-1) { // To move at the end, first move maximum number to beginning flip(arr, maxElementIdx); // Now move the maximum number to end by reversing current array flip(arr, curr_size-1); } } } // Displays the array, passed to this method void display(int arr[], int n) { for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) { printf("%d ", arr[i]); } printf("\n"); } // Driver program to test above function int main() { int arr[] = {23, 10, 20, 11, 12, 6, 7}; int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]); printf("Original array: "); display(arr, n); pancakeSort(arr, n); printf("Sorted array: "); display(arr, n); return 0; }