Sort 1 to N by swapping adjacent elements

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Given an array, A of size N consisting of elements 1 to N. A boolean array B consisting of N-1 elements indicates that if B[i] is 1, then A[i] can be swapped with A[i+1].
Find out if A can be sorted by swapping elements.

Examples:

Input : A[] = {1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6}
        B[] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 0}
Output : A can be sorted
We can swap A[2] with A[3] and then A[3] with A[4].

Input : A[] = {2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6}
        B[] = {0, 1, 1, 1, 1}
Output : A can not be sorted
We can not sort A by swapping elements as 1 can never be swapped with A[0]=2.

Method 1: Here we can swap only A[i] with A[i+1]. So to find whether array can be sorted or not. Using boolean array B we can sort array for a continuous sequence of 1 for B. At last, we can check, if A is sorted or not.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// CPP program to test whether array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Return true if array can be
// sorted otherwise false
bool sortedAfterSwap(int A[], bool B[], int n)
{
    int i, j;
 
    // Check bool array B and sorts
    // elements for continuous sequence of 1
    for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
        if (B[i]) {
            j = i;
            while (B[j])
                j++;
 
            // Sort array A from i to j
            sort(A + i, A + 1 + j);
            i = j;
        }
    }
 
    // Check if array is sorted or not
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (A[i] != i + 1)
            return false;
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
// Driver program to test sortedAfterSwap()
int main()
{
    int A[] = { 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 };
    bool B[] = { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 };
    int n = sizeof(A) / sizeof(A[0]);
 
    if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n))
        cout << "A can be sorted\n";
    else
        cout << "A can not be sorted\n";
 
    return 0;
}

Java

import java.util.Arrays;
 
// Java program to test whether an array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
 
class GFG {
 
    // Return true if array can be
    // sorted otherwise false
    static boolean sortedAfterSwap(int A[],
                                   boolean B[], int n)
    {
        int i, j;
 
        // Check bool array B and sorts
        // elements for continuous sequence of 1
        for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
            if (B[i]) {
                j = i;
                while (B[j]) {
                    j++;
                }
                // Sort array A from i to j
                Arrays.sort(A, i, 1 + j);
                i = j;
            }
        }
 
        // Check if array is sorted or not
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (A[i] != i + 1) {
                return false;
            }
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    // Driver program to test sortedAfterSwap()
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int A[] = { 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 };
        boolean B[] = { false, true, true, true, false };
        int n = A.length;
 
        if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n)) {
            System.out.println("A can be sorted");
        }
        else {
            System.out.println("A can not be sorted");
        }
    }
}

Python3

# Python 3 program to test whether an array
# can be sorted by swapping adjacent
# elements using a boolean array
 
 
# Return true if array can be
# sorted otherwise false
def sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n) :
 
    # Check bool array B and sorts
    # elements for continuous sequence of 1
    for i in range(0, n - 1) :
        if (B[i]== 1) :
            j = i
            while (B[j]== 1) :
                j = j + 1
  
            # Sort array A from i to j
            A = A[0:i] + sorted(A[i:j + 1]) + A[j + 1:]
            i = j
         
         
    # Check if array is sorted or not
    for i in range(0, n) :
        if (A[i] != i + 1) :
            return False
     
  
    return True
 
  
# Driver program to test sortedAfterSwap()
A = [ 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 ]
B = [ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]
n = len(A)
 
if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n)) :
    print("A can be sorted")
else :
    print("A can not be sorted")
     
 
# This code is contributed
# by Nikita Tiwari.

C#

// C# program to test whether array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
using System;
class GFG {
 
    // Return true if array can be
    // sorted otherwise false
    static bool sortedAfterSwap(int[] A,
                                bool[] B,
                                int n)
    {
        int i, j;
 
        // Check bool array B and sorts
        // elements for continuous sequence of 1
        for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
            if (B[i]) {
                j = i;
                while (B[j]) {
                    j++;
                }
                // Sort array A from i to j
                Array.Sort(A, i, 1 + j);
                i = j;
            }
        }
 
        // Check if array is sorted or not
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (A[i] != i + 1) {
                return false;
            }
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void Main()
    {
        int[] A = { 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 };
        bool[] B = { false, true, true, true, false };
        int n = A.Length;
 
        if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n)) {
            Console.WriteLine("A can be sorted");
        }
 
        else {
            Console.WriteLine("A can not be sorted");
        }
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Sam007

PHP

<?php
// PHP program to test whether array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
 
// Return true if array can be
// sorted otherwise false
function sortedAfterSwap($A, $B, $n)
{
 
    // Check bool array B and sorts
    // elements for continuous sequence of 1
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n - 1; $i++) 
    {
        if ($B[$i]) 
        {
            $j = $i;
            while ($B[$j])
                $j++;
 
            // Sort array A from i to j
            sort($A);
            $i = $j;
        }
    }
 
    // Check if array is sorted or not
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++)
    {
        if ($A[$i] != $i + 1)
            return false;
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
    // Driver Code
    $A = array(1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6);
    $B = array(0, 1, 1, 1, 0);
    $n = count($A);
 
    if (sortedAfterSwap($A, $B, $n))
        echo "A can be sorted\n";
    else
        echo "A can not be sorted\n";
 
// This code is contributed by Sam007
?>

Javascript

<script>
// JavaScript program to test whether an array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
 
    // Return true if array can be
    // sorted otherwise false
    function sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n)
    {
        let i, j;
   
        // Check bool array B and sorts
        // elements for continuous sequence of 1
        for (i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
            if (B[i]) {
                j = i;
                while (B[j]) {
                    j++;
                }
                // Sort array A from i to j
                A.sort();
                i = j;
            }
        }
   
        // Check if array is sorted or not
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (A[i] != i + 1) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }
 
// Driver Code
        let A = [ 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 ];
        let B = [ false, true, true, true, false ];
        let n = A.length;
   
        if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n)) {
            document.write("A can be sorted");
        }
        else {
            document.write("A can not be sorted");
        }
 
// This code is contributed by code_hunt.
</script>

Output:

A can be sorted

Time Complexity: O(n*n*logn), where n time is used for iterating and n*logn for sorting inside the array
Auxiliary Space: O(1), as no extra space is required

Method 2:

Here we discuss a very intuitive approach which too gives the answer in O(n) time for all cases. The idea here is that whenever the binary array has 1, we check if that index in array A has i+1 or not. If it does not contain i+1, we simply swap a[i] with a[i+1].

The reason for this is that the array should have i+1 stored at index i. And if at all the array is sortable, then the only operation allowed is swapping. Hence, if the required condition is not satisfied, we simply swap. If the array is sortable, swapping will take us one step closer to the correct answer. And as expected, if the array is not sortable, then swapping would lead to just another unsorted version of the same array.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// CPP program to test whether array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Return true if array can be
// sorted otherwise false
bool sortedAfterSwap(int A[], bool B[], int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
        if (B[i]) {
            if (A[i] != i + 1)
                swap(A[i], A[i + 1]);
        }
    }
 
    // Check if array is sorted or not
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (A[i] != i + 1)
            return false;
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
// Driver program to test sortedAfterSwap()
int main()
{
    int A[] = { 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 };
    bool B[] = { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 };
    int n = sizeof(A) / sizeof(A[0]);
 
    if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n))
        cout << "A can be sorted\n";
    else
        cout << "A can not be sorted\n";
 
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to test whether an array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
import java.io.*;
 
class GFG
{
    // Return true if array can be
    // sorted otherwise false
    static int sortedAfterSwap(int[] A, 
                            int[] B, int n)
    {
        int t = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) 
        {
            if (B[i] != 0) 
            {
                if (A[i] != i + 1)
                    t = A[i];
                    A[i] = A[i + 1];
                    A[i + 1] = t;
            }
        }
     
        // Check if array is sorted or not
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            if (A[i] != i + 1)
                return 0;
        }
     
        return 1;
    }
     
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int[] A = { 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 };
        int[] B = { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 };
        int n = A.length;
     
        if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n) == 0)
            System.out.println("A can be sorted");
        else
            System.out.println("A can not be sorted");
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed 
// by Mukul Singh.

Python3

# Python3 program to test whether array 
# can be sorted by swapping adjacent 
# elements using boolean array 
 
# Return true if array can be 
# sorted otherwise false 
def sortedAfterSwap(A,B,n):
    for i in range(0,n-1):
        if B[i]:
            if A[i]!=i+1:
                A[i], A[i+1] = A[i+1], A[i]
 
    # Check if array is sorted or not
    for i in range(n):
        if A[i]!=i+1:
            return False
    return True
 
# Driver program
if __name__=='__main__':
    A = [1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6]
    B = [0, 1, 1, 1, 0]
    n =len(A)
    if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n)) :
        print("A can be sorted") 
    else :
        print("A can not be sorted") 
 
# This code is contributed by 
# Shrikant13

C#

// C# program to test whether array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
using System;
 
class GFG
{
    // Return true if array can be
    // sorted otherwise false
    static int sortedAfterSwap(int[] A, 
                               int[] B, int n)
    {
        int t = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) 
        {
            if (B[i] != 0) 
            {
                if (A[i] != i + 1)
                    t = A[i];
                    A[i] = A[i + 1];
                    A[i + 1] = t;
            }
        }
     
        // Check if array is sorted or not
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            if (A[i] != i + 1)
                return 0;
        }
     
        return 1;
    }
     
    // Driver Code
    public static void Main()
    {
        int[] A = { 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 };
        int[] B = { 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 };
        int n = A.Length;
     
        if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n) == 0)
            Console.WriteLine("A can be sorted");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("A can not be sorted");
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed 
// by Akanksha Rai

PHP

<?php 
// PHP program to test whether array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
 
// Return true if array can be
// sorted otherwise false
function sortedAfterSwap(&$A, &$B, $n)
{
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n - 1; $i++) 
    {
        if ($B[$i]) 
        {
            if ($A[$i] != $i + 1)
            {
                $t = $A[$i];
                $A[$i] = $A[$i + 1];
                $A[$i + 1] = $t;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Check if array is sorted or not
    for ($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++) 
    {
        if ($A[$i] != $i + 1)
            return false;
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
// Driver Code
$A = array( 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 );
$B = array( 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 );
$n = sizeof($A);
 
if (sortedAfterSwap($A, $B, $n))
    echo "A can be sorted\n";
else
    echo "A can not be sorted\n";
 
// This code is contributed by ita_c
?>

Javascript

<script>
 
// JavaScript program to test whether an array
// can be sorted by swapping adjacent
// elements using boolean array
 
    // Return true if array can be
    // sorted otherwise false
    function sortedAfterSwap(A,B,n)
    {
        let t = 0;
        for (let i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
        {
            if (B[i] != 0)
            {
                if (A[i] != i + 1)
                    t = A[i];
                    A[i] = A[i + 1];
                    A[i + 1] = t;
            }
        }
     
        // Check if array is sorted or not
        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            if (A[i] != i + 1)
                return 0;
        }
     
        return 1;
    }
     
    // Driver Code
     
        let A = [ 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6 ];
        let B = [ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 ];
        let n = A.length;
     
        if (sortedAfterSwap(A, B, n) == 0)
            document.write("A can be sorted");
        else
            document.write("A can not be sorted");
     
 
// This code is contributed
// by sravan kumar Gottumukkala
 
</script>