C++ Program for Block swap algorithm for array rotation
Last Updated :
19 Sep, 2023
Write a function rotate(ar[], d, n) that rotates arr[] of size n by d elements.

Rotation of the above array by 2 will make array

Algorithm :
Initialize A = arr[0..d-1] and B = arr[d..n-1]
1) Do following until size of A is equal to size of B
a) If A is shorter, divide B into Bl and Br such that Br is of same
length as A. Swap A and Br to change ABlBr into BrBlA. Now A
is at its final place, so recur on pieces of B.
b) If A is longer, divide A into Al and Ar such that Al is of same
length as B Swap Al and B to change AlArB into BArAl. Now B
is at its final place, so recur on pieces of A.
2) Finally when A and B are of equal size, block swap them.
Recursive Implementation:
C++
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
/*Prototype for utility functions */
void printArray(int arr[], int size);
void swap(int arr[], int fi, int si, int d);
void leftRotate(int arr[], int d, int n)
{
/* Return If number of elements to be rotated
is zero or equal to array size */
if(d == 0 || d == n)
return;
/*If number of elements to be rotated
is exactly half of array size */
if(n - d == d)
{
swap(arr, 0, n - d, d);
return;
}
/* If A is shorter*/
if(d < n - d)
{
swap(arr, 0, n - d, d);
leftRotate(arr, d, n - d);
}
else /* If B is shorter*/
{
swap(arr, 0, d, n - d);
leftRotate(arr + n - d, 2 * d - n, d); /*This is tricky*/
}
}
/*UTILITY FUNCTIONS*/
/* function to print an array */
void printArray(int arr[], int size)
{
int i;
for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
cout << arr[i] << " ";
cout << endl;
}
/*This function swaps d elements starting at index fi
with d elements starting at index si */
void swap(int arr[], int fi, int si, int d)
{
int i, temp;
for(i = 0; i < d; i++)
{
temp = arr[fi + i];
arr[fi + i] = arr[si + i];
arr[si + i] = temp;
}
}
// Driver Code
int main()
{
int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7};
leftRotate(arr, 2, 7);
printArray(arr, 7);
return 0;
}
// This code is contributed by rathbhupendra
Time Complexity: O(N), where N represents the size of the given array.
Auxiliary Space: O(N), due to recursive stack space .
Iterative Implementation:
Here is iterative implementation of the same algorithm. Same utility function swap() is used here.
C++
// C++ code for above implementation
void leftRotate(int arr[], int d, int n)
{
int i, j;
if (d == 0 || d == n)
return;
i = d;
j = n - d;
while (i != j)
{
if (i < j) /*A is shorter*/
{
swap(arr, d - i, d + j - i, i);
j -= i;
}
else /*B is shorter*/
{
swap(arr, d - i, d, j);
i -= j;
}
// printArray(arr, 7);
}
/*Finally, block swap A and B*/
swap(arr, d - i, d, i);
}
// This code is contributed by Shivani
Time Complexity: O(N), where N represents the size of the given array.
Auxiliary Space: O(1), no extra space is required, so it is a constant.
Please see following posts for other methods of array rotation:
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/array-rotation/
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/program-for-array-rotation-continued-reversal-algorithm/
Please write comments if you find any bug in the above programs/algorithms or want to share any additional information about the block swap algorithm.
Please refer complete article on Block swap algorithm for array rotation for more details!
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