merge sort java code explanation code example

Example 1: merge sort java

public static void mergeSort(int[] a, int n) {
    if (n < 2) {
        return;
    }
    int mid = n / 2;
    int[] l = new int[mid];
    int[] r = new int[n - mid];
 
    for (int i = 0; i < mid; i++) {
        l[i] = a[i];
    }
    for (int i = mid; i < n; i++) {
        r[i - mid] = a[i];
    }
    mergeSort(l, mid);
    mergeSort(r, n - mid);
 
    merge(a, l, r, mid, n - mid);
}

public static void merge(
  int[] a, int[] l, int[] r, int left, int right) {
 
    int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
    while (i < left && j < right) {
        if (l[i] <= r[j]) {
            a[k++] = l[i++];
        }
        else {
            a[k++] = r[j++];
        }
    }
    while (i < left) {
        a[k++] = l[i++];
    }
    while (j < right) {
        a[k++] = r[j++];
    }
}

Example 2: Merge sort java

public class JavaMergeSort
{
   void sorting(int[] num, int left, int main, int right)
   {
      // finding size of two sub arrays
      int list1 = main - left + 1;
      int list2 = right - main;
      // creating temporary array
      int[] L = new int[list1];
      int[] R = new int[list2];
      // copying data to temporary array
      for(int a = 0; a < list1; ++a)
         L[a] = num[left + a];
      for(int b = 0; b < list2; ++b)
         R[b] = num[main + 1+ b];
      // existing index of first and second sub array
      int p = 0, q = 0;
      // existing index of merged sub array
      int r = left;
      while(p < list1 && q < list2)
      {
         if(L[p] <= R[q])
         {
            num[r] = L[p];
            p++;
         }
         else
         {
            num[r] = R[q];
            q++;
         }
         r++;
      }
      // copying remaining elements of L[] array
      while(p < list1)
      {
         num[r] = L[p];
         p++;
         r++;
      }
      // copying remaining elements of R[] array
      while(q < list2)
      {
         num[r] = R[q];
         q++;
         r++;
      }
   }
   // function that sorts
   void sort(int[] arrNum, int l, int r)
   {
      if(l < r)
      {
         // finding middle point
         int m = (l + r) / 2;
         // sorting first and second list
         sort(arrNum, l, m);
         sort(arrNum , m+1, r);
         // merging sorted list
         sorting(arrNum, l, m, r);
      }
   }
   // display array
   static void displayArray(int[] arr)
   {
      int number = arr.length;
      for(int a = 0; a < number; ++a)
         System.out.print(arr[a] + " ");
      System.out.println();
   }
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      int[] arrNumbers = {33, 00, 55, 11, 22, 44};
      System.out.println("Before sorting - ");
      displayArray(arrNumbers);
      JavaMergeSort obj = new JavaMergeSort();
      obj.sort(arrNumbers, 0, arrNumbers.length - 1);
      System.out.println("\nAfter sorting - ");
      displayArray(arrNumbers);
   }
}