I learnt about quick sort and how it can be implemented in both Recursive and Iterative method.
In Iterative method:
That's the solution i came up with in Javascript. I think it works.
function qs_iter(items) {
if (!items || items.length <= 1) {
return items
}
var stack = []
var low = 0
var high = items.length - 1
stack.push([low, high])
while (stack.length) {
var range = stack.pop()
low = range[0]
high = range[1]
if (low < high) {
var pivot = Math.floor((low + high) / 2)
stack.push([low, pivot])
stack.push([pivot+1, high])
while (low < high) {
while (low < pivot && items[low] <= items[pivot]) low++
while (high > pivot && items[high] > items[pivot]) high--
if (low < high) {
var tmp = items[low]
items[low] = items[high]
items[high] = tmp
}
}
}
}
return items
}
Let me know if you found a mistake :)