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QuickSort C++
//Got code from: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Why_Haskell_matters
template <typename T>
void qsort (T *result, T *list, int n)
{
if (n == 0) return;
T *smallerList, *largerList;
smallerList = new T[n];
largerList = new T[n];
T pivot = list[0];
int numSmaller=0, numLarger=0;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++)
if (list[i] < pivot)
smallerList[numSmaller++] = list[i];
else
largerList[numLarger++] = list[i];
qsort(smallerList,smallerList,numSmaller);
qsort(largerList,largerList,numLarger);
int pos = 0;
for ( int i = 0; i < numSmaller; i++)
result[pos++] = smallerList[i];
result[pos++] = pivot;
for ( int i = 0; i < numLarger; i++)
result[pos++] = largerList[i];
delete [] smallerList;
delete [] largerList;
};
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