The Selection Sort
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/* The Selection Sort. */
void select(char *items, int count)
{
register int a, b, c;
int exchange;
char t;
for(a=0; a < count-1; ++a) {
exchange = 0;
c = a;
t = items[a];
for(b=a+1; b < count; ++b) {
if(items[b] < t) {
c = b;
t = items[b];
exchange = 1;
}
}
if(exchange) {
items[c] = items[a];
items[a] = t;
}
}
}
int main(void)
{
char s[255];
printf("Enter a string:");
gets(s);
select(s, strlen(s));
printf("The sorted string is: %s.\n", s);
return 0;
}Enter a string:3
The sorted string is: 3.
