不同的排序算法在大型数组上失败

Different sorting algorithms fail on large arrays

我正在尝试使用不同的算法对数组进行排序。当我 运行 具有少量数组的应用程序时,它会工作并产生结果。当数组大于:131072 时,它停止响应。

可能是什么原因?这段代码有什么问题吗?

这是我的功能:

boolean runTest(String[] text, int[] number, String url, String out, Sort sort) {
  PrintWriter filename;
  boolean tobeReturned = true;
  String beforeSorting = "";
  String afterSorting = "";

  long startTime;
  double timeTaken;
  try {
    filename = createWriter(out);

    for(File directory : new File(url).listFiles()){
      File[] listOfFiles = directory.listFiles();     
      filename.println("Number of Records: \t" + directory.getName());

      for (File file : listOfFiles) {
        text = loadStrings(file);
        number = int(text);
        if (isSorted(number)) { beforeSorting = "Sorted";} else { beforeSorting = "NOT Sorted"; };

        startTime = startTime();       
        sort.sortInteger(number);        
        timeTaken = stopTime(startTime);

        if (isSorted(number)) { afterSorting = "Sorted"; } else { afterSorting = "NOT Sorted"; };

        filename.println("File Set " + file.getName() + ": \t\t" + beforeSorting + ": \t" + afterSorting + ": \t" + timeTaken);
        timeTaken = 0;
      }
      filename.println("\n");
    }
    filename.flush();
    filename.close();
  } 
  catch (Exception e) {
    tobeReturned = false;
  }
  return tobeReturned;
}

接口:

interface Sort{
   public int[] sortInteger(int[] input);
}

排序之一class(插入)

class Insertion implements Sort{

  Insertion() {
  }

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    int i, j, tobeSorted;
    for (i = 1; i < input.length; i++) {
      tobeSorted = input[i];
      j = i;
      while (j > 0 && input[j - 1] > tobeSorted) {
        input[j] = input[j - 1];
        j--;
      }
      input[j] = tobeSorted;
    }
    //println(input);
    return input;
  }
}

Numbers 文件夹:

文件:

记录:

插入排序结果:

归并排序结果:

******更新******

完整的简化处理代码

import java.util.*; 

long a = 9; // total loop, 9 means = 65536, 10 means = 131072 ...
long b = 2;  // multiplier, 2 means = 512,1024,2048...
long c = 512; // starting number
long d = 5; // times random text file

String url; 

Insertion insertion;
Merge merge;
Bubble bubble;
Shell shell;
QuickSort quickSort;

void setup() {
  url = sketchPath("_numbers/");  

  insertion = new Insertion();
  merge = new Merge();
  bubble = new Bubble();
  shell = new Shell();
  quickSort = new QuickSort();

  generateFiles(a,b,c,d);

  boolean runSortTest = false;
    runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/a_insertion.txt", insertion);
    runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/b_merge.txt", merge);
    runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/c_bubble.txt", bubble);
    runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/d_shell.txt", shell);
    runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/e_quickSort.txt", quickSort);

    if(runSortTest){
      println("Done");
    }else{
      println("Error");
    }

}

boolean generateFiles(long totalLoop, long multiplier, long power, long fileNumber){
  PrintWriter pw;
  //int orderCount = 1;
  int count = 1;
  //boolean tobeReturned = true;
  try {
    for (int i = 1; i < totalLoop; i = i+1) {   
      for (int j = 1; j < fileNumber+1; j = j+1) {
        pw = createWriter("/_numbers/" + power + "/" + count + ".txt"); 

        for (int k = 0; k < power; k = k+1) { 
          pw.println(randomNumber(0, power));
          //pw.write(int(randomNumber(0, power)) + "\t");
        }
        count++;

        pw.flush(); // Writes the remaining data to the file
        pw.close(); // Finishes the file
      }
      count = 1;
      //orderCount++;
      power *= multiplier; 
    }
    //orderCount = 1;
    return  true;
  } catch (Exception e) {
    return false;
  }
}

long randomNumber(long min, long max){
  long randomN = (long)random(min,(max + 1));
  return randomN;
}

//####################################################################################################
//## Runs the test and produces a log file for each algorithms
//####################################################################################################

boolean runTest(String url, String out, Sort sort) {
  PrintWriter filename;
  boolean tobeReturned = true;
  String beforeSorting = "";
  String afterSorting = "";

  long startTime;
  double timeTaken;
  try {
    filename = createWriter(out);

    for(File directory : new File(url).listFiles()){
      File[] listOfFiles = directory.listFiles();     
      filename.println("Number of Records: \t" + directory.getName());

      for (File file : listOfFiles) {
        String[] text; int[] number;
        text = loadStrings(file);
        number = int(text);
        if (isSorted(number)) { beforeSorting = "Sorted";} else { beforeSorting = "NOT Sorted"; };

        startTime = startTime();       
        sort.sortInteger(number);        
        timeTaken = stopTime(startTime);

        if (isSorted(number)) { afterSorting = "Sorted"; } else { afterSorting = "NOT Sorted"; };

        filename.println("File Set " + file.getName() + ": \t\t" + beforeSorting + ": \t" + afterSorting + ": \t" + timeTaken);
        timeTaken = 0;
        Arrays.fill(text, null);
        number = null;
      }
      filename.println("\n");
    }
    filename.flush();
    filename.close();

  } 
  catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
    tobeReturned = false;
  }
  return tobeReturned;
}



boolean isSorted(int[] array) {
  for (int i = 0; i < array.length-1; i ++) {
    if (array[i] > array[i+1]) {
      return false;
    }
  }
  return true;
}

//####################################################################################################
//## Time comparison
//####################################################################################################

long startTime() {
  return System.nanoTime();
}

double stopTime(long startTime) {
  double finalTime = (System.nanoTime() - startTime)/1000000000.0;
  return finalTime;
}

/*

Interface
 # Last update: 20 October 2015 
*/

interface Sort{
   public int[] sortInteger(int[] input);
}

/*

Insertion class, implements Sort interface
 # Last update: 25 October 2015
*/


class Insertion implements Sort{

  Insertion() {
  }

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    int i, j, tobeSorted;
    for (i = 1; i < input.length; i++) {
      tobeSorted = input[i];
      j = i;
      while (j > 0 && input[j - 1] > tobeSorted) {
        input[j] = input[j - 1];
        j--;
      }
      input[j] = tobeSorted;
    }
    //println(input);
    return input;
  }
}

/*

Merge class, implements Sort interface
 # Last update: 25 October 2015 
*/


class Merge implements Sort{

  Merge() {
  }

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    if (input.length > 1) {
      // split array into two halves
      int[] left = leftHalf(input);
      int[] right = rightHalf(input);

      // recursively sort the two halves
      sortInteger(left);
      sortInteger(right);

      // merge the sorted halves into a sorted whole
      merge(input, left, right);
    }
    return input;
  }

  // Returns the first half of the given array.
  int[] leftHalf(int[] array) {
    int size1 = array.length / 2;
    int[] left = new int[size1];
    for (int i = 0; i < size1; i++) {
      left[i] = array[i];
    }
    return left;
  }

  // Returns the second half of the given array.
  int[] rightHalf(int[] array) {
    int size1 = array.length / 2;
    int size2 = array.length - size1;
    int[] right = new int[size2];
    for (int i = 0; i < size2; i++) {
      right[i] = array[i + size1];
    }
    return right;
  }

  void merge(int[] result, int[] left, int[] right) {
    int i1 = 0;   // index into left array
    int i2 = 0;   // index into right array

    for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
      if (i2 >= right.length || (i1 < left.length &&
        left[i1] <= right[i2])) {
        result[i] = left[i1];    // take from left
        i1++;
      } else {
        result[i] = right[i2];   // take from right
        i2++;
      }
    }
  }

}

/*

 Bubble class, implements Sort interface
 # Last update: 25 October 2015
 */


class Bubble implements Sort {

  Bubble() {
  }

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    boolean swapped = true;
    int j = 0;
    int tmp;
    while (swapped) {
      swapped = false;
      j++;
      for (int i = 0; i < input.length - j; i++) {                                       
        if (input[i] > input[i + 1]) {                          
          tmp = input[i];
          input[i] = input[i + 1];
          input[i + 1] = tmp;
          swapped = true;
        }
      }
    }
    return input;
  }
}

/*

 Shell class, implements Sort interface
 # Last update: 25 October 2015 
 */


class Shell implements Sort {

  Shell() {
  }

  int[] sequence = {59724292, 26544130, 11797391, 5243258, 2330349, 1035711, 460316, 204585, 90927, 40412, 17961, 7983, 3548, 1577, 701, 301, 132, 57, 23, 10, 4, 1};
  /*
  int number = 701;
   for(int i=0; i<15; i++){    
   int newN = int(number*2.25);
   println(number);
   number =  newN;    
   }
   */

  int[] sortInteger (int[] input) {
    int size = input.length;
    int i, j, temp;
    for ( int s : sequence ) {
      i = s;
      while ( i < size ) {
        temp = input[i];
        j = i-s;
        while ( j >= 0 && input[j] > temp ) {
          input[j + s] = input[j];
          j -= s;
        }
        input[j + s] = temp;
        i ++;
      }
    }
    return input;
  }

}

/*

 QuickSort class, implements Sort interface
 # Last update: 26 October 2015 
 */


class QuickSort implements Sort {

  QuickSort() {
  }

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    quickSort(input, 0, input.length-1) ;
    return  input;
  }

  public void quickSort(int arr[], int low, int high) 
  {
    int i = low, j = high;
    int temp;
    int pivot = arr[(low + high) / 2];

    /** partition **/
    while (i <= j) 
    {
      while (arr[i] < pivot)
        i++;
      while (arr[j] > pivot)
        j--;
      if (i <= j) 
      {
        /** swap **/
        temp = arr[i];
        arr[i] = arr[j];
        arr[j] = temp;

        i++;
        j--;
      }
    }

    /** recursively sort lower half **/
    if (low < j)
      quickSort(arr, low, j);
    /** recursively sort upper half **/
    if (i < high)
      quickSort(arr, i, high);
  }
}

解决这个问题的第一步是隔离问题。这就是我们要求 MCVE 时的意思。您必须准确找出问题发生的位置。一种简单的方法是添加 println() 语句:

  boolean runSortTest = false;
  println("1");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/a_insertion.txt", insertion);
  println("2");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/b_merge.txt", merge);
  println("3");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/c_bubble.txt", bubble);
  println("4");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/d_shell.txt", shell);
  println("5");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/e_quickSort.txt", quickSort);
  println("6");

这样做,我们会看到 1、2 和 3 被打印出来,但 4、5 和 6 没有。这意味着你在某个地方陷入了冒泡排序。我们可以通过注释掉冒泡排序并查看会发生什么来确认:

  boolean runSortTest = false;
  println("1");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/a_insertion.txt", insertion);
  println("2");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/b_merge.txt", merge);
  println("3");
  //runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/c_bubble.txt", bubble);
  println("4");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/d_shell.txt", shell);
  println("5");
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/e_quickSort.txt", quickSort);
  println("6");

现在,程序可以正常执行了。所以现在我们已经知道问题出在冒泡排序上,所以我们可以摆脱其他一切:

import java.util.*; 

long a = 9; // total loop, 9 means = 65536, 10 means = 131072 ...
long b = 2;  // multiplier, 2 means = 512,1024,2048...
long c = 512; // starting number
long d = 5; // times random text file

String url; 

Bubble bubble;

void setup() {
  url = sketchPath("_numbers/");  

  bubble = new Bubble();
  generateFiles(a, b, c, d);

  boolean runSortTest = false;
  runSortTest = runTest(url, "_results/c_bubble.txt", bubble);

  if (runSortTest) {
    println("Done");
  } else {
    println("Error");
  }
}

boolean generateFiles(long totalLoop, long multiplier, long power, long fileNumber) {
  PrintWriter pw;
  //int orderCount = 1;
  int count = 1;
  //boolean tobeReturned = true;
  try {
    for (int i = 1; i < totalLoop; i = i+1) {   
      for (int j = 1; j < fileNumber+1; j = j+1) {
        pw = createWriter("/_numbers/" + power + "/" + count + ".txt"); 

        for (int k = 0; k < power; k = k+1) { 
          pw.println(randomNumber(0, power));
          //pw.write(int(randomNumber(0, power)) + "\t");
        }
        count++;

        pw.flush(); // Writes the remaining data to the file
        pw.close(); // Finishes the file
      }
      count = 1;
      //orderCount++;
      power *= multiplier;
    }
    //orderCount = 1;
    return  true;
  } 
  catch (Exception e) {
    return false;
  }
}

long randomNumber(long min, long max) {
  long randomN = (long)random(min, (max + 1));
  return randomN;
}

//####################################################################################################
//## Runs the test and produces a log file for each algorithms
//####################################################################################################

boolean runTest(String url, String out, Sort sort) {
  PrintWriter filename;
  boolean tobeReturned = true;
  String beforeSorting = "";
  String afterSorting = "";

  long startTime;
  double timeTaken;
  try {
    filename = createWriter(out);

    for (File directory : new File(url).listFiles()) {
      File[] listOfFiles = directory.listFiles();     
      filename.println("Number of Records: \t" + directory.getName());

      for (File file : listOfFiles) {
        String[] text; 
        int[] number;
        text = loadStrings(file);
        number = int(text);
        if (isSorted(number)) { 
          beforeSorting = "Sorted";
        } else { 
          beforeSorting = "NOT Sorted";
        };

        startTime = startTime();       
        sort.sortInteger(number);        
        timeTaken = stopTime(startTime);

        if (isSorted(number)) { 
          afterSorting = "Sorted";
        } else { 
          afterSorting = "NOT Sorted";
        };

        filename.println("File Set " + file.getName() + ": \t\t" + beforeSorting + ": \t" + afterSorting + ": \t" + timeTaken);
        timeTaken = 0;
        Arrays.fill(text, null);
        number = null;
      }
      filename.println("\n");
    }
    filename.flush();
    filename.close();
  } 
  catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
    tobeReturned = false;
  }
  return tobeReturned;
}



boolean isSorted(int[] array) {
  for (int i = 0; i < array.length-1; i ++) {
    if (array[i] > array[i+1]) {
      return false;
    }
  }
  return true;
}

//####################################################################################################
//## Time comparison
//####################################################################################################

long startTime() {
  return System.nanoTime();
}

double stopTime(long startTime) {
  double finalTime = (System.nanoTime() - startTime)/1000000000.0;
  return finalTime;
}

/*

 Interface
 # Last update: 20 October 2015 
 */

interface Sort {
  public int[] sortInteger(int[] input);
}


/*
 Bubble class, implements Sort interface
 # Last update: 25 October 2015
 */
class Bubble implements Sort {

  Bubble() {
  }

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    boolean swapped = true;
    int j = 0;
    int tmp;
    while (swapped) {
      swapped = false;
      j++;
      for (int i = 0; i < input.length - j; i++) {                                       
        if (input[i] > input[i + 1]) {                          
          tmp = input[i];
          input[i] = input[i + 1];
          input[i + 1] = tmp;
          swapped = true;
        }
      }
    }
    return input;
  }
}

这可能会进一步缩短,但想法是这样的:删除与问题没有直接关系的任何内容

现在我们已经删除了一些额外的信息,我们可以仔细看看您的冒泡排序。同样,println() 语句是您最好的朋友:

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    
    println("input length: " + input.length);

使用这个,可以看到确实还是运行ning,因为打印出来的是:

input length: 1024
input length: 1024
input length: 1024
input length: 1024
input length: 1024
input length: 16384
input length: 16384
input length: 16384
input length: 16384
input length: 16384
input length: 2048
input length: 2048
input length: 2048
input length: 2048
input length: 2048
input length: 32768
input length: 32768
input length: 32768
input length: 32768
input length: 32768
input length: 4096
input length: 4096
input length: 4096
input length: 4096
input length: 4096
input length: 512
input length: 512
input length: 512
input length: 512
input length: 512
input length: 65536
input length: 65536
input length: 65536
input length: 65536
input length: 65536
input length: 8192
input length: 8192
input length: 8192
input length: 8192
input length: 8192
Done

事实上:这很好,你只需要给它几分钟。这是我在 c_bubble.txt:

中得到的输出

记录数:1024

File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.009598049335181713
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0011289309477433562
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0026859149802476168
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.002715847920626402
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0015163590433076024


Number of Records:  16384
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.38029658794403076
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.37928950786590576
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.3931492865085602
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.3918215036392212
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.38513386249542236


Number of Records:  2048
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0040453351102769375
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0041389851830899715
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.004071420058608055
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.004472961183637381
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0041146110743284225


Number of Records:  32768
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     1.6499463319778442
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     1.6393990516662598
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     1.628066897392273
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     1.6488127708435059
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     1.6586071252822876


Number of Records:  4096
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0184687077999115
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.018312623724341393
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.018741531297564507
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.01845288649201393
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.018356671556830406


Number of Records:  512
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     3.81015008315444E-4
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     3.322649863548577E-4
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     3.3953398815356195E-4
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     3.314100031275302E-4
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     3.42526996973902E-4


Number of Records:  65536
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     6.721750736236572
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     6.752647399902344
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     6.7578630447387695
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     6.696788787841797
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     6.759160995483398


Number of Records:  8192
File Set 1.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.08915259689092636
File Set 2.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.09149085730314255
File Set 3.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.0899868980050087
File Set 4.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.08892638236284256
File Set 5.txt:         NOT Sorted:     Sorted:     0.08631659299135208

现在我们知道您的冒泡排序已完成,让我们回头看看整个事情是否完成。是的,确实如此:

这完成得很好,似乎提供了结果。

我猜你实际上没有问题,但你希望草图能做一些视觉上的事情,而不是只给你一个灰色的框。但是由于您没有 draw() 函数,您只会看到一个灰色框。如果您不想弹出 window,请尝试在 setup() 函数末尾添加对 exit() 的调用。

如果您仍然认为它不起作用,请考虑以下事项:

  • 添加更多打印语句,以便您可以更好地查看代码中发生的情况。
  • 检查文件的输出目录。
  • 请注意,由于您没有 draw() 函数,您的程序不会执行任何可视化操作,所以它所做的只是显示一个灰色框。 这并不意味着您的程序没有响应!这只是意味着您没有告诉它做任何事情。考虑在 setup() 函数的末尾添加对 exit() 的调用。
  • 如果一切都失败了,请尝试通过上述过程隔离问题。尝试将其缩小到几条不符合您预期的线条,而不是整个草图。

编辑

您提到您得到了类似的结果,并且您只是在增加输入大小时才看到问题。 这正是您所期望的。

同样,添加打印语句是您最好的朋友。让我们从插入排序开始:

  int[] sortInteger(int[] input) {
    println("input length: " + input.length);

这将显示您的输入长度为 1,048,576。由于插入排序是 O(n^2),这意味着您必须进行 1,048,576 ^ 2 次比较。那是 1,099,511,627,776 次比较!假设您的计算机每秒可以进行 1,000 次比较,完成此算法需要 34 年

(你的电脑大概每秒可以做1000多次比较,但是如果它每秒可以做100万次比较,它仍然需要12天才能完成。如果它每秒可以进行10亿次比较,它会需要 18 分钟,这只是一个算法的单个 运行。)

为了进一步调查这一点,println() 语句是您最好的朋友。尝试在插入排序循环中添加一个 println() 语句来显示 i 的值:

int i, j, tobeSorted;
    for (i = 1; i < input.length; i++) {
      tobeSorted = input[i];
      j = i;
      while (j > 0 && input[j - 1] > tobeSorted) {
        input[j] = input[j - 1];
        j--;
      }
      input[j] = tobeSorted;
      
      println("i: " + i);
    }

作为您的程序 运行s,您会看到这个数字在上升。即使计算机速度很快,处理您的全部输入仍然需要很长时间。这告诉您您的程序没有挂起,只是需要很长时间才能执行。

这就是研究这些算法的全部意义。计算机不是神奇的计算器,它们在合理的时间内可以完成的计算次数是有限的.这就是为什么你的算法是线性缩放还是指数缩放很重要:将输入大小加倍是需要两倍的时间,还是需要指数级的更长?

如果您仍然不相信结果,请继续尝试找出问题所在。当您认为程序“只是坐在那里”时,请尝试弄清楚您的程序到底在做什么。你应该确切地知道你的程序需要做多少计算,然后打印出到目前为止已经完成了多少计算。换句话说:打印出循环应该执行的次数,然后打印出循环到目前为止执行的次数。你会看到第一个值有多大,然后第二个值达到它需要多长时间。

编辑 2

这是草图的简化版本,可让您更轻松地更改输入的长度,以更“简洁”的方式获得不同算法的特定时间:

void setup() {
  int[] input = getInput(1000);

  int start = millis();
  bubbleSort(input);
  int elapsed = millis() - start;
  println("Elapsed: " + elapsed);
  exit();
}

int[] getInput(int n) {
  int[] input = new int[n];

  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    input[i] = (int)random(n);
  }

  return input;
}

int[] bubbleSort(int[] input) {

  boolean swapped = true;
  int j = 0;
  int tmp;
  while (swapped) {
    swapped = false;
    j++;
    for (int i = 0; i < input.length - j; i++) {                                       
      if (input[i] > input[i + 1]) {                          
        tmp = input[i];
        input[i] = input[i + 1];
        input[i + 1] = tmp;
        swapped = true;
      }
    }
  }
  return input;
}

只需更改传递给 getInput() 函数的值,您就可以看到它如何影响算法完成所需的时间。

这是冒泡排序:

N: 1,000     Time: 7
N: 10,000    Time: 145
N: 100,000   Time: 14600
N: 1,000,000 Time: 1467533

所以您看到将输入大小乘以 10 不会将您的时间乘以 10,它会乘以 100。这是因为冒泡排序是 O(n^2),所以它花费的时间呈二次方增长,而不仅仅是线性增长。如果我们尝试将 N 增加到 10,000,000,冒泡排序将需要大约 40 个小时!

归并排序更宽容,因为它是 O(n*log(n)):

N: 1,000      Time: 1
N: 10,000     Time: 5
N: 100,000    Time: 38
N: 1,000,000  Time: 221
N: 10,000,000 Time: 2202

这是在这里学到的重要一课:冒泡排序需要 40 个小时来排序 1000 万个项目,但合并排序只需要 2 秒!

所以大输入需要很长时间来排序的事实正是要点。这不是错误。您的程序没有挂起,只是需要很长时间才能对那么多项目进行排序。尝试像我的示例一样将您的问题分解成更小的草图,这样您就可以更轻松地仔细观察它到底在做什么。然后添加 println() 语句以查看您的程序将时间花在哪里。 这就是您解决问题的方法。

编辑 3

现在您提到您在任务管理器中收到“未响应”消息。同样,这正是我所期望的。您告诉 Processing 进行大量计算,虽然这些计算是 运行ning,但程序不会响应。大量输入可能需要数小时(或数天,甚至更长!)才能完成。因此,您的程序不会在一夜之间完成并且 OS 表示它没有响应,这一点也不让我感到惊讶。这就是 threads 的想法变得有用的地方,但那是一个完全独立的蠕虫罐头。

如果您仍然遇到问题,请考虑使用我的小示例来重复该问题,然后您将能够提出更具体的问题(在一个新问题中,而不是在对这个问题的编辑中)。确保包括您正在使用的精确排序算法、您正在使用的 N 值以及程序是否仍在执行或是否已抛出错误。同样,println() 语句是您最好的朋友。