Help with sorting elements from lowest to highest

Oct 7, 2011 at 3:39pm
hi guys, I need help sorting out the elements from lowest to highest. But, it seems that it sorts it out from highest to lowest.

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const unsigned a [] = {300,4,6,1,5,600,2,800};

void sort ( unsigned a[], unsigned size)
{

unsigned compare;
unsigned answer;
unsigned k;

printf("[");

for (; 0 < size; size--)
{
	printf(" %u,", a[size-1]);
	
	for (compare = 1; compare <= size; compare++)
	{
	
		
		if (a[compare - 1] > a[compare])
		{
		
		answer = a[compare - 1];
		a[compare - 1] = a [compare];
		a[compare] = answer;
		
		

		}


	}


}
printf("]\n");

}

/*OUTPUT
[ 800, 600, 300, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1,]
*/
Oct 7, 2011 at 5:28pm
Well, line 21 is the line where you check to see which is larger. Anything you change to fix this issue is going to revolve around that line.
Oct 7, 2011 at 6:45pm
Urgh, C, what a silly language.

Anyway, think about what you have to do. *cough* Reversal *cough*.
Intrexa is right, that one line is the key.
Oct 9, 2011 at 8:29pm
I still don't get it :(
Oct 9, 2011 at 8:34pm
Perhaps you should have used a different operator? You know, the one that looks similar to the one you're using but does almost the exact opposite thing?

-Albatross
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