introsort

When does introsort shift from quicksort to heapsort?

99封情书 提交于 2019-12-19 18:58:08
问题 Introsort begins with quicksort and switches to heapsort when the recursion depth exceeds a level based on the number of elements being sorted. What is that number? Is there a specific range or a limiting value? 回答1: The point at which the Introsort algorithm switches from Quicksort to Heapsort is determined by depth_limit : depth_limit = 2 · ⎣log 2 ( l )⎦ Where l is the length of the sequence that is to be sorted, so l ‍=‍ n for the whole sequence. With each recursive call depth_limit is