BogoSort also known as permutation sort, stupid sort, slow sort, shotgun sort or monkey sort is a particularly ineffective algorithm based on generate and test paradigm. The algorithm successively generates permutations of its input until it finds one that is sorted.(Wiki)
For example, if bogosort is used to sort a deck of cards, it would consist of checking if the deck were in order, and if it were not, one would throw the deck into the air, pick the cards up at random, and repeat the process until the deck is sorted.
PseudoCode:
while not Sorted(list) do
shuffle (list)
done
Example:
Let us consider an example array ( 3 2 5 1 0 4 )
4 5 0 3 2 1 (1st shuffling)
4 1 3 2 5 0 (2ndshuffling)
1 0 3 2 5 4 (3rd shuffling)
3 1 0 2 4 5 (4th shuffling)
1 4 5 0 3 2 (5th shuffling)
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.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 (nth shuffling)—— Sorted Array
Here, n is unknown because algorithm doesn’t known in which step the resultant permutation will come out to be sorted.
C++
// C++ implementation of Bogo Sort #include<bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; // To check if array is sorted or not bool isSorted(int a[], int n) { while ( --n > 1 ) if (a[n] < a[n-1]) return false; return true; } // To generate permuatation of the array void shuffle(int a[], int n) { for (int i=0; i < n; i++) swap(a[i], a[rand()%n]); } // Sorts array a[0..n-1] using Bogo sort void bogosort(int a[], int n) { // if array is not sorted then shuffle // the array again while ( !isSorted(a, n) ) shuffle(a, n); } // prints the array void printArray(int a[], int n) { for (int i=0; i<n; i++) printf("%d ", a[i]); printf("\n"); } // Driver code int main() { int a[] = {3, 2, 5, 1, 0, 4}; int n = sizeof a/sizeof a[0]; bogosort(a, n); printf("Sorted array :\n"); printArray(a,n); return 0; } |
Java
// Java Program to implement BogoSort public class BogoSort { // Sorts array a[0..n-1] using Bogo sort void bogoSort(int[] a) { // if array is not sorted then shuffle the // array again while (isSorted(a) == false) shuffle(a); } // To generate permuatation of the array void shuffle(int[] a) { // Math.random() returns a double positive // value, greater than or equal to 0.0 and // less than 1.0. for (int i=1; i <= n; i++) swap(a, i, (int)(Math.random()*i)); } // Swapping 2 elements void swap(int[] a, int i, int j) { int temp = a[i]; a[i] = a[j]; a[j] = temp; } // To check if array is sorted or not boolean isSorted(int[] a) { for (int i=1; i<a.length; i++) if (a[i] < a[i-1]) return false; return true; } // Prints the array void printArray(int[] arr) { for (int i=0; i<arr.length; i++) System.out.print(arr[i] + " "); System.out.println(); } public static void main(String[] args) { //Enter array to be sorted here int[] a = {3, 2, 5, 1, 0, 4}; BogoSort ob = new BogoSort(); ob.bogoSort(a); System.out.print("Sorted array: "); ob.printArray(a); } } |
Python
# Python program for implementation of Bogo Sort import random # Sorts array a[0..n-1] using Bogo sort def bogoSort(a): n = len(a) while (is_sorted(a)== False): shuffle(a) # To check if array is sorted or not def is_sorted(a): n = len(a) for i in range(0, n-1): if (a[i] > a[i+1] ): return False return True # To generate permuatation of the array def shuffle(a): n = len(a) for i in range (0,n): r = random.randint(0,n-1) a[i], a[r] = a[r], a[i] # Driver code to test above a = [3, 2, 4, 1, 0, 5] bogoSort(a) print("Sorted array :") for i in range(len(a)): print ("%d" %a[i]), |
C#
// C# implementation of Bogo Sort using System; class GFG { // To Swap two given numbers static void Swap<T>(ref T lhs, ref T rhs) { T temp; temp = lhs; lhs = rhs; rhs = temp; } // To check if array is sorted or not public static bool isSorted(int[] a, int n) { int i = 0; while(i<n-1) { if(a[i]>a[i+1]) return false; i++; } return true; } // To generate permuatation of the array public static void shuffle(int[] a, int n) { Random rnd = new Random(); for (int i=0; i < n; i++) Swap(ref a[i], ref a[rnd.Next(0,n)]); } // Sorts array a[0..n-1] using Bogo sort public static void bogosort(int[] a, int n) { // if array is not sorted then shuffle // the array again while ( !isSorted(a, n) ) shuffle(a, n); } // prints the array public static void printArray(int[] a, int n) { for (int i=0; i<n; i++) Console.Write(a[i] + " "); Console.Write("\n"); } // Driver code static void Main() { int[] a = {3, 2, 5, 1, 0, 4}; int n = a.Length; bogosort(a, n); Console.Write("Sorted array :\n"); printArray(a,n); } //This code is contributed by DrRoot_ } |
Output:
Sorted array : 0 1 2 3 4 5
Time Complexity:
- Worst Case : O(∞) (since this algorithm has no upper bound)
- Average Case: O(n*n!)
- Best Case : O(n)(when array given is already sorted)
Auxiliary Space : O(1)
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