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Quick Sort

Quick Sort  #include <stdio.h>
  #define MAXSIZE 500
  void quickSort(int elements[], int maxsize);
  void sort(int elements[], int left, int right);
  int elements[MAXSIZE];
  int main()
  {


    int i, maxsize;
    printf("\nHow many elements you want to sort: ");
    scanf("%d",&maxsize);
    printf("\nEnter the values one by one: ");
    for (i = 0; i < maxsize; i++)
     {
      printf ("\nEnter element %i :",i);
      scanf("%d",&elements[i]);
     }
    printf("\n Array before sorting:\n");
    for (i = 0; i < maxsize; i++)
    printf("[%i], ",elements[i]);
    printf ("\n");
    quickSort(elements, maxsize);
    printf("\n Array after sorting:\n");
    for (i = 0; i < maxsize; i++)
    printf("[%i], ", elements[i]);
  }
    void quickSort(int elements[], int maxsize)
     {
      sort(elements, 0, maxsize - 1);
    }
  void sort(int elements[], int left, int right)v
  {
    int pivot, l, r;
    l = left;
    r = right;
    pivot = elements[left];
    while (left < right)
     {
      while ((elements[right] >= pivot) && (left < right))
      right--;
      if (left != right)
       {
       


 elements[left] = elements[right];
        left++;       }
      while ((elements[left] <= pivot) && (left < right))
      left++;
      if(left != right)
       {
         elements[right] = elements[left];
         right--;
       }     }
    elements[left] = pivot;
    pivot = left;
    left = l;
    right = r;
    if (left < pivot)
    sort(elements, left, pivot - 1);
    if (right > pivot)
    sort(elements, pivot + 1, right);