Selection Sort in C++

In this tutorial, you will learn how a selection sort works. It is a simple sorting algorithm. Also, we have implemented Selection sort technique in C++.

Procedure of selection sort

• Set the first element as minimum.
• Compare minimum to each element starting from second. If any element is smaller, assign it to minimum.
• Swap first element with the minimum element.
• Loop the first 3 steps for all the elements.

Time Complexity

• Worst Case – O(n^2)
• Average Case – O(n^2)
• Best Case – O(n^2)

Space Complexity – O(1)

The code is implemented in C++ here

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
void print(int a[],int size){
	cout<<"The elememts are "<<endl;
	for(int i=0;i<size;i++){
		cout<<a[i]<<" ";
	}
	cout<<endl;
}
void selection_sort(int a[], int size){
	int i,j,min_id;
	for(i=0;i<size;i++){
		min_id = i;
		for(j=i+1;j<size;j++){
			if(a[j]<a[min_id]) min_id = j;
		}
		swap(a[i],a[min_id]);
	}
	return;
}
int main(){
	int a[]={10,9,50,23,27,32,65,89,30};
	int size = sizeof(a)/sizeof(int);
	print(a,size);
	selection_sort(a, size);
	print(a,size);
	return 0;
}