How to sort an array that consists of only 0s and 1s in JavaScript

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// Function to sort an array containing only 0s and 1s
function sortBinaryArray(arr) {
    let left = 0;                  // Index to track the left side
    let right = arr.length - 1;    // Index to track the right side

    while (left < right) {
        // If the left index is at 0, move it forward
        if (arr[left] === 0) {
            console.log("left: " + left);
            left++;
        }
        // If the right index is at 1, move it backward
        else if (arr[right] === 1) {
            console.log("right: " + right);
            right--;
        }
        // If left is 1 and right is 0, swap them
        else {
            let temp = arr[left];
            arr[left] = arr[right];
            arr[right] = temp;
            console.log("swap() left: " + left + " right: " + right);
            left++;
            right--;
        }
    }
}

// Input: Binary array
let arr = [1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0];

// Sort the binary array
sortBinaryArray(arr);

console.log("Sorted array: " + arr.join(" "));



/*
run:

swap() left: 0 right: 8
left: 1
right: 7
swap() left: 2 right: 6
left: 3
swap() left: 4 right: 5
Sorted array: 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

*/

 



answered Sep 2 by avibootz
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