Fastest algorithm for circle shift N sized array for M position

Question

What is the fastest algorithm for circle shifting array for M positions?
For example, [3 4 5 2 3 1 4] shift M = 2 positions should be [1 4 3 4 5 2 3

Answer 1

C arrayShiftRight function. If shift is negative the function shifts array left. It is optimized for less memory usage. Running time is O(n).

void arrayShiftRight(int array[], int size, int shift) {
    int len;

    //cut extra shift
    shift %= size;

    //if shift is less then 0 - redirect shifting left
    if ( shift < 0 ) {
        shift += size;
    }

    len = size - shift;

    //choosing the algorithm which needs less memory
    if ( shift < len ) {
        //creating temporary array
        int tmpArray[shift];

        //filling tmp array
        for ( int i = 0, j = len; i < shift; i++, j++ ) {
            tmpArray[i] = array[j];
        }

        //shifting array
        for ( int i = size - 1, j = i - shift; j >= 0; i--, j-- ) {
            array[i] = array[j];
        }

        //inserting lost values from tmp array
        for ( int i = 0; i < shift; i++ ) {
            array[i] = tmpArray[i];
        }
    } else {
        //creating temporary array
        int tmpArray[len];

        //filling tmp array
        for ( int i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
            tmpArray[i] = array[i];
        }

        //shifting array
        for ( int i = 0, j = len; j < size; i++, j++ ) {
            array[i] = array[j];
        }

        //inserting lost values from tmp array
        for ( int i = shift, j = 0; i < size; i++, j++ ) {
            array[i] = tmpArray[j];
        }
    }
}