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53 changes: 53 additions & 0 deletions Sorts/radixSort.js
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/*
* Radix sorts an integer array without comparing the integers.
* It groups the integers by their digits which share the same
* significant position.
* For more information see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix_sort
*/
function radixSort(items, RADIX) {

//default radix is then because we usually count to base 10
if (RADIX === undefined || RADIX < 1) {
RADIX = 10;
}

var maxLength = false;
var placement = 1;

while (!maxLength) {
maxLength = true;
var buckets = [];

for (var i = 0; i < RADIX; i++) {
buckets.push([]);
}

for (var j = 0; j < items.length; j++) {
var tmp = items[j] / placement;
buckets[Math.floor(tmp % RADIX)].push(items[j]);
if (maxLength && tmp > 0) {
maxLength = false;
}
}

var a = 0;
for (var b = 0; b < RADIX; b++) {
var buck = buckets[b];
for (var k = 0; k < buck.length; k++) {
items[a] = buck[k];
a++;
}
}
placement *= RADIX;
}
return items;
}

//Implementation of radixSort

var ar = [5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 12, 14];
//Array before Sort
console.log(ar);
radixSort(ar);
//Array after sort
console.log(ar);