Quick sort
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int partition(int arr[], int start, int end)
int pivot = arr[start];
int count = 0;
for (int i = start + 1; i <= end; i++)
if (arr[i] <= pivot)
count++;
// Giving pivot element its correct position
int pivotIndex = start + count;
swap(arr[pivotIndex], arr[start]);
// Sorting left and right parts of the pivot element
int i = start, j = end;
while (i < pivotIndex && j > pivotIndex)
while (arr[i] <= pivot)
{
i++;
while (arr[j] > pivot)
j--;
if (i < pivotIndex && j > pivotIndex)
swap(arr[i++], arr[j--]);
}
return pivotIndex;
void quickSort(int arr[], int start, int end)
// base case
if (start >= end)
return;
// partitioning the array
int p = partition(arr, start, end);
// Sorting the left part
quickSort(arr, start, p - 1);
// Sorting the right part
quickSort(arr, p + 1, end);
int main()
int arr[] = { 19, 13, 14, 12, 11, 18 };
int n = 6;
quickSort(arr, 0, n - 1);
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
cout << arr[i] << " ";
return 0;