selection_sort.c

// Acknowledgement: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/selection-sort/
// C program for implementation of selection sort 
#include <stdio.h> 
  
void swap(int *xp, int *yp) 
{ 
    int temp = *xp; 
    *xp = *yp; 
    *yp = temp; 
} 
  
void selectionSort(int arr[], int n) 
{ 
    int i, j, min_idx; 
  
    // One by one move boundary of unsorted subarray 
    for (i = 0; i < n-1; i++) 
    { 
        // Find the minimum element in unsorted array 
        min_idx = i; 
        for (j = i+1; j < n; j++) 
          if (arr[j] < arr[min_idx]) 
            min_idx = j; 
  
        // Swap the found minimum element with the first element 
        swap(&arr[min_idx], &arr[i]); 
    } 
} 
  
/* Function to print an array */
void printArray(int arr[], int size) 
{ 
    int i; 
    for (i=0; i < size; i++) 
        printf("%d ", arr[i]); 
    printf("\n"); 
} 
  
// Driver program to test above functions 
int main() 
{ 
    int arr[] = {64, 25, 12, 22, 11}; 
    int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]); 
    selectionSort(arr, n); 
    printf("Sorted array: \n"); 
    printArray(arr, n); 
    return 0; 
}