Selection sort is the simplest sorting algorithm that works by repeatedly finding the minimum element (considering ascending order) from the unsorted part and putting it at the beginning.
In order to know more about it. Please refer to Selection Sort
An algorithm like Selection Sort can be easily understood by visualizing instead of long codes. In this article, Selection Sort Visualizer is implemented using HTML, CSS & JavaScript.
Pre-requisites:
- Selection Sort.
- Basic HTML, CSS & JavaScript.
- JavaScript promises.
- JavaScript async/await function.
Approach:
- Button Generate New Array generates an array of random values using the Math.random() function and a bar corresponding to that value in terms of height.
- Different colors are used to indicate which elements are unsorted(sky-blue), compared(darkblue & red) & sorted(lightgreen).
- Button Selection Sort the elements using the selection sort algorithm.
- Finally, elements are sorted.
Example: Click Generate New Array button to generate a new random array. Click the Selection Sort button to perform Visualization.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <!-- head --> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" /> <!-- title --> <title>Sorting Visualizer</title> <!-- linking style.css --> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" /> </head> <!-- body --> <body > <section class="head">Selection Sort Visualizer</section> <section class="data-container"></section> <!-- "Generate New Array" button --> <button class="btn1" onclick="generate()" id="Button1" > Generate New Array</button> <!-- "Selection Sort" button --> <button class="btn2" onclick="SelectionSort(),disable()" id="Button2" > Selection Sort</button> </body> <!-- linking index.js --> <script src="index.js"></script> </html> |
CSS
.mySlides { display: none; } body { background-color: rgb(255, 235, 211); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; } .head { margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20vw; margin-left: 20vw; text-align: center; font-size: 30px; background-color: #6f459e; color: white; border-radius: 19px; font-weight: bolder; } .data-container { width: 600px; height: 384px; position: relative; margin: 0 auto; } .bar { width: 28px; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; background-color: rgb(0, 183, 255); transition: 0.2s all ease; } .bar__id { position: absolute; top: -24px; width: 100%; text-align: center; } .btn1 { padding: 12px; font-weight: bolder; background-color: #6f459e; border-radius: 10px; color: white; font-size: 16px; border: white; margin-left: 37vw; margin-top: 4vw; margin-right: 1vw; } .btn2 { padding: 12px; font-weight: bolder; background-color: #6f459e; border-radius: 10px; color: white; font-size: 16px; border: white; } |
Javascript
const container = document.querySelector(".data-container"); // function to generate bars function generatebars(num = 20) { //for loop to generate 20 bars for (let i = 0; i < num; i += 1) { // To generate random values from 1 to 100 const value = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1; // To create element "div" const bar = document.createElement("div"); // To add class "bar" to "div" bar.classList.add("bar"); // Provide height to the bar bar.style.height = `${value * 3}px`; // Translate the bar towards positive X axis bar.style.transform = `translateX(${i * 30}px)`; // To create element "label" const barLabel = document.createElement("label"); // To add class "bar_id" to "label" barLabel.classList.add("bar_id"); // Assign value to "label" barLabel.innerHTML = value; // Append "Label" to "div" bar.appendChild(barLabel); // Append "div" to "data-container div" container.appendChild(bar); } } // asynchronous function to perform "Selection Sort" async function SelectionSort(delay = 300) { let bars = document.querySelectorAll(".bar"); // Assign 0 to min_idx var min_idx = 0; for (var i = 0; i < bars.length; i += 1) { // Assign i to min_idx min_idx = i; // Provide darkblue color to the ith bar bars[i].style.backgroundColor = "darkblue"; for (var j = i + 1; j < bars.length; j += 1) { // Provide red color to the jth bar bars[j].style.backgroundColor = "red"; // To pause the execution of code for 300 milliseconds await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => { resolve(); }, 300) ); // To store the integer value of jth bar to var1 var val1 = parseInt(bars[j].childNodes[0].innerHTML); // To store the integer value of (min_idx)th bar to var2 var val2 = parseInt(bars[min_idx].childNodes[0].innerHTML); // Compare val1 & val2 if (val1 < val2) { if (min_idx !== i) { // Provide skyblue color to the (min-idx)th bar bars[min_idx].style.backgroundColor = " rgb(24, 190, 255)"; } min_idx = j; } else { // Provide skyblue color to the jth bar bars[j].style.backgroundColor = " rgb(24, 190, 255)"; } } // To swap ith and (min_idx)th bar var temp1 = bars[min_idx].style.height; var temp2 = bars[min_idx].childNodes[0].innerText; bars[min_idx].style.height = bars[i].style.height; bars[i].style.height = temp1; bars[min_idx].childNodes[0].innerText = bars[i].childNodes[0].innerText; bars[i].childNodes[0].innerText = temp2; // To pause the execution of code for 300 milliseconds await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => { resolve(); }, 300) ); // Provide skyblue color to the (min-idx)th bar bars[min_idx].style.backgroundColor = " rgb(24, 190, 255)"; // Provide lightgreen color to the ith bar bars[i].style.backgroundColor = " rgb(49, 226, 13)"; } // To enable the button "Generate New Array" after final(sorted) document.getElementById("Button1").disabled = false; document.getElementById("Button1").style.backgroundColor = "#6f459e"; // To enable the button "Selection Sort" after final(sorted) document.getElementById("Button2").disabled = false; document.getElementById("Button2").style.backgroundColor = "#6f459e"; } // Call "generatebars" function generatebars(); // function to generate new random array function generate() { window.location.reload(); } // function to disable the button function disable() { // To disable the button "Generate New Array" document.getElementById("Button1").disabled = true; document.getElementById("Button1").style.backgroundColor = "#d8b6ff"; // To disable the button "Selection Sort" document.getElementById("Button2").disabled = true; document.getElementById("Button2").style.backgroundColor = "#d8b6ff"; } |
Output:
- New array generated:
- After the sorting:
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