private static void quickSortStep (Object[] S, Comparator c, int leftBound, int rightBound ) { if (leftBound >= rightBound) return; // the indices have crossed Object temp; // temp object used for swapping Object pivot = S[rightBound]; int leftIndex = leftBound; // will scan rightward int rightIndex = rightBound-1; // will scan leftward while (leftIndex <= rightIndex) { // scan right until larger than the pivot while ( (leftIndex <= rightIndex) && (c.compare(S[leftIndex], pivot)<=0) ) leftIndex++; // scan leftward to find an element smaller than the pivot while ( (rightIndex >= leftIndex) && (c.compare(S[rightIndex], pivot)>=0)) rightIndex--; if (leftIndex < rightIndex) { // both elements were found temp = S[rightIndex]; S[rightIndex] = S[leftIndex]; // swap these elements S[leftIndex] = temp; } } // the loop continues until the indices cross temp = S[rightBound]; // swap pivot with the element at leftIndex S[rightBound] = S[leftIndex]; S[leftIndex] = temp; // the pivot is now at leftIndex, so recurse quickSortStep(S, c, leftBound, leftIndex-1); quickSortStep(S, c, leftIndex+1, rightBound); }