Last Java assignment for the semester.

here is the description for my last assignment:

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Given the following array
{23,54,32,56,78,987,5,4,21,12,845,999,888,333,222, 111,444,555}

Create a class, SortAlgorithms that contain this array.

Within this class develop two methods:

int[]selection(int[]arrayin,char updown){...}

int[]insertion(int[]arrayin.char updown){...}

The selection method implements a selection sort on the integer array passed to it and returns the sorted array. The second parameter updown is a character which has one of two values. An "a" to sort the array in ascending order and a "d" to sort the array in descending order.

The insertion method implements a insertion sort on the integer array passed to it and returns the sorted array. The second parameter updown is a character which has one of two values. An "a" to sort the array in ascending order and a "d" to sort the array in descending order.

The class should contain a method that calls each of these methods twice. Once with the flag set for ascending order, once with the flag set for descending order.

The class should print out the sorted arrays each time they are sorted and indicate in the output whether they were sorted in ascending or descending order.

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I did try to make one method for a selection sort but i'm having some difficulty making the code.

Here is my code I tried so far:

public class SortAlgorithms { public static void main(String[] args) { - Pastebin.com

It's probably all wrong, so I will need to know which is right.

Check out the Java API for sorting arrays.

Arrays (Java Platform SE 6)

You can use sort() to arrange the array.

for example:

Code:

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Arrays.sort(nameOfArray)

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Okay that last code is not very informative... This will print out the array in acending order:

Check out the Java API for sorting arrays.

Arrays (Java Platform SE 6)

You can use sort() to arrange the array.

for example:

Code:

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Arrays.sort(nameOfArray)

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Okay that last code is not very informative... This will print out the array in acending order:

Code:

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import java.util.Arrays;

public class sortArray {
       
        int[] number={23,54,32,56,78,987,5,4,21,12,845,999,888,333,222,111,444,555};

                public sortArray() {
               
                Arrays.sort(number);
               
                System.out.println(Arrays.toString(number));
                }
               
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                        new sortArray();
                }

}

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as this is my last java assignment, I have to say I am still a beginner. in other words it was poorly teached.

with that said I don't know where that code even goes. do I replace the code with the one you posted or do I replace the method I created with the code?

Make a new java file called sortArray and paste the second post I made in to it. Then you can compile and run the program

Four ways to make people think you're lazy and therefore not want to help you:

1- Post your homework assignment without showing what you've tried or what went wrong.
2- Complain about a deadline- there are hundreds of posts here, each with an urgent user who might have managed his/her time better.
3- Complain that your lack of understanding is all your educator's fault- many people here are self-taught, without the benefit of a classroom, classmates, or an educator at all.
4- Post all of your code, in an external link no less.

In short, stop being lazy and post an SSCCE, and we'll go from there.