I am trying to write an insertion sort function that works from right to left. Not in descending order. I just am not understanding why this code would not properly sort numbers.
function reverseInsertionSort(arr) {
for(var i = arr.length -1; i >0; i--)
var val = arr[i];
var j;
for(j = i; j > 0 && arr[j-1] < val; j--) {
arr[j-1] = arr[j]; }
va=arr[j]; }
function insertionSort(arr) {
for(var i = 1; i < arr.length; i++) {
var val = arr[i];
var j;
for(j = i; j > 0 && arr[j-1] > val; j--) {
arr[j] = arr[j-1]; }
arr[j] = val; }
}
arr[j] = val;
}
}
var length = Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+1;
var arr = new Array();
for(let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
arr.push(Math.floor(Math.random()*10000)+1);
}
var arr2= arr.slice();
reverseInsertionSort(arr2);
console.log(arr2)
It is not sorted, and the output ends in undefined. arr is being used to test the insertionsort fun Happy to accept constructive criticism.
This will work.
function reverseInsertionSort(arr) {
for(var i = arr.length-2; i>=0; i--) {
var value = arr[i];
var j;
for(j = i; ((j < arr.length) && (arr[j+1] > value)); j++){
arr[j] = arr[j+1];
}
arr[j] = value;
}
return arr;
}
//test
var inputArray = [3,2,4,5,1,10,23];
var resultArray = reverseInsertionSort(inputArray);
console.log(resultArray); //[23, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]