--  Copyright 2001-2002 Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>

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--  $RCSfile: bc-containers-shellsort.adb,v $
--  $Revision: 1.3.2.2 $
--  $Date: 2002/12/26 11:43:52 $
--  $Author: simon $

--  Algorithm from "Algorithms", Robert Sedgewick, Addison-Wesley 1983

procedure BC.Containers.Shellsort (C : in out Container) is
   procedure Sort (C : in out Containers.Container'Class);
   pragma Inline (Sort);
   Len : constant Natural := Length (C);
   procedure Sort (C : in out Containers.Container'Class) is
      H : Positive := 1;
      J : Positive;
      V : Item;
   begin
      loop
         H := 3 * H + 1;
         exit when H > Len;
      end loop;
      loop
         H := H / 3;
         for I in H + 1 .. Len loop
            V := Item_At (C, I).all;
            J := I;
            while V < Item_At (C, J - H).all loop
               Item_At (C, J).all := Item_At (C, J - H).all;
               J := J - H;
               exit when J <= H;
            end loop;
            Item_At (C, J).all := V;
         end loop;
         exit when H = 1;
      end loop;
   end Sort;
begin
   Sort (C);
exception
   when Should_Have_Been_Overridden => raise Sort_Error;
end BC.Containers.Shellsort;


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