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+cocktailSort <- function(arr) {
+  n <- length(arr)
+  swapped <- TRUE
+  beg <- 1
+  end <- n - 1
+
+  while (swapped) {
+    swapped <- FALSE
+    
+    # Forward pass (left to right)
+    for (i in seq(beg, end)) {
+      if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1]) {
+        # Swap arr[i] and arr[i + 1]
+        temp <- arr[i]
+        arr[i] <- arr[i + 1]
+        arr[i + 1] <- temp
+        swapped <- TRUE
+      }
+    }
+
+    # If no swaps occurred in the forward pass, the array is sorted
+    if (!swapped) {
+      break
+    }
+
+    swapped <- FALSE
+    end <- end - 1
+
+    # Backward pass (right to left)
+    for (i in seq(end, beg, by = -1)) {
+      if (arr[i] > arr[i + 1]) {
+        # Swap arr[i] and arr[i + 1]
+        temp <- arr[i]
+        arr[i] <- arr[i + 1]
+        arr[i + 1] <- temp
+        swapped <- TRUE
+      }
+    }
+
+    beg <- beg + 1
+  }
+  
+  return(arr)
+}
+
+# Example Usage
+unsorted_array <- c(38, 27, 43, 3, 9, 82, 10)
+cat("Unsorted Array: ", unsorted_array, "\n")
+
+# Call the Cocktail Sort function to sort the array
+sorted_array <- cocktailSort(unsorted_array)
+
+cat("Sorted Array: ", sorted_array, "\n")
+
+# Example: The 'unsorted_array' is sorted using Cocktail Sort
+