Sort integers in array according to their distance from the element K

Last Updated : 08 Apr, 2022

Given an array arr[] of N integers and an integer K, the task is to sort these integers according to their distance from given integer K. If more than 1 element is at the same distance, print them in increasing order.
Note: Distance between two elements in the array is measured as the difference between their index.
Note: The integer K is always present in array arr[] and is unique.

Examples:

Input: arr[] = {12, 10, 102, 31, 15}, K = 102
Output: 102 10 31 12 15
Explanation:
Elements at their respective distance from K are,
At distance 0: 102
At distance 1: 10, 31 in sorted form.
At distance 2: 12, 15 in sorted form.
Hence, our resultant array is [ 102, 10, 31, 12, 15 ]

Input: arr[] = {14, 1101, 10, 35, 0}, K = 35
Output: 35 0 10 1101 14
Explanation:
Elements at their respective distance from K are,
At distance 0: 35
At distance 1: 10, 0 and in sorted form we have 0, 10.
At distance 2: 1101
At distance 3: 14
Hence, our resultant array is [ 35, 0, 10, 1101, 14 ]

Approach :
To solve the problem mentioned above we create an auxiliary vector to store elements at any distance from K. Then find the position of given integer K in the array arr[] and insert the element K at position 0 in the auxiliary vector. Traverse the array in the left direction from K and insert those elements in the vector at their distance from K. Repeat the above process for the right side elements of K. Finally, print the array elements from distance 0 in sorted order.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// C++ implementation to Sort the integers in
// array according to their distance from given
// element K present in the array
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// Function to get sorted array based on
// their distance from given integer K
void distanceSort(int arr[], int K, int n)
{
    // Vector to store respective elements
    // with their distance from integer K
    vector<int> vd[n];

    // Find the position of integer K
    int pos;

    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (arr[i] == K) {
            pos = i;
            break;
        }
    }

    // Insert the elements with their
    // distance from K in vector

    int i = pos - 1, j = pos + 1;

    // Element at distance 0
    vd[0].push_back(arr[pos]);

    // Elements at left side of K
    while (i >= 0) {
        vd[pos - i].push_back(arr[i]);
        --i;
    }

    // Elements at right side of K
    while (j < n) {
        vd[j - pos].push_back(arr[j]);
        ++j;
    }

    // Print the vector content in sorted order
    for (int i = 0; i <= max(pos, n - pos - 1); ++i) {

        // Sort elements at same distance
        sort(begin(vd[i]), end(vd[i]));

        // Print elements at distance i from K
        for (auto element : vd[i])
            cout << element << " ";
    }
}

// Driver code
int main()
{
    int arr[] = {14, 1101, 10, 35, 0 }, K = 35;

    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);

    distanceSort(arr, K, n);

    return 0;
}

Java

// Java implementation to Sort the integers in
// array according to their distance from given
// element K present in the array
import java.util.*;

class GFG{
    
// Function to get sorted array based on
// their distance from given integer K
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
static void distanceSort(int arr[], int K, int n)
{
    
    // Vector to store respective elements
    // with their distance from integer K
    Vector vd[] = new Vector[n];
    
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        vd[i] = new Vector();
    }
    
    // Find the position of integer K
    int pos = 0;
 
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) 
    {
        if (arr[i] == K)
        {
            pos = i;
            break;
        }
    }
 
    // Insert the elements with their
    // distance from K in vector
    int i = pos - 1, j = pos + 1;
 
    // Element at distance 0
    vd[0].add(arr[pos]);
 
    // Elements at left side of K
    while (i >= 0)
    {
        vd[pos - i].add(arr[i]);
        --i;
    }
 
    // Elements at right side of K
    while (j < n)
    {
        vd[j - pos].add(arr[j]);
        ++j;
    }
 
    // Print the vector content in sorted order
    for(i = 0; i <= Math.max(pos, n - pos - 1); ++i)
    {
        
        // Sort elements at same distance
        Collections.sort(vd[i]);
 
        // Print elements at distance i from K
        for (j = 0; j < vd[i].size(); j++)
        {
            int element = (int)vd[i].get(j);
            System.out.print(element + " ");
        }
    }
}
    
// Driver Code
public static void main(String s[])
{
    int arr[] = {14, 1101, 10, 35, 0 };
    int K = 35;

    int n = arr.length;

    distanceSort(arr, K, n);
}    
}

// This code is contributed by rutvik_56

Python3

# Python3 implementation to Sort the integers in
# array according to their distance from given
# element K present in the array

# Function to get sorted array based on
# their distance from given integer K
def distanceSort(arr,K,n):
    # Vector to store respective elements
    # with their distance from integer K
    vd = [[] for i in range(n)]

    # Find the position of integer K

    for i in range(n):
        if (arr[i] == K):
            pos = i
            break

    # Insert the elements with their
    # distance from K in vector

    i = pos - 1
    j = pos + 1

    # Element at distance 0
    vd[0].append(arr[pos])

    # Elements at left side of K
    while (i >= 0):
        vd[pos - i].append(arr[i])
        i -= 1

    # Elements at right side of K
    while (j < n):
        vd[j - pos].append(arr[j])
        j += 1

    # Print the vector content in sorted order
    for i in range(max(pos, n - pos - 1) + 1):

        # Sort elements at same distance
        vd[i].sort(reverse=False)

        # Print elements at distance i from K
        for element in vd[i]:
            print(element,end = " ")

# Driver code
if __name__ == '__main__':
    arr =  [14, 1101, 10, 35, 0]
    K = 35

    n = len(arr)

    distanceSort(arr, K, n)

# This code is contributed by Surendra_Gangwar

// C# implementation to Sort the integers in
// array according to their distance from given
// element K present in the array
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class GFG{
    
// Function to get sorted array based on
// their distance from given integer K
static void distanceSort(int []arr, 
                         int K, int n)
{    
    // List to store respective elements
    // with their distance from integer K
    List<int> []vd = new List<int>[n];
    int i ;
    for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        vd[i] = new List<int>();
    }
    
    // Find the position of integer K
    int pos = 0;
 
    for(i = 0; i < n; i++) 
    {
        if (arr[i] == K)
        {
            pos = i;
            break;
        }
    }
 
    // Insert the elements with their
    // distance from K in vector
    int j = pos + 1;
     i = pos - 1;
  
    // Element at distance 0
    vd[0].Add(arr[pos]);
 
    // Elements at left side of K
    while (i >= 0)
    {
        vd[pos - i].Add(arr[i]);
        --i;
    }
 
    // Elements at right side of K
    while (j < n)
    {
        vd[j - pos].Add(arr[j]);
        ++j;
    }
 
    // Print the vector content in sorted order
    for(i = 0; i <= Math.Max(pos, 
                             n - pos - 1); ++i)
    {        
        // Sort elements at same distance
        vd[i].Sort();
 
        // Print elements at distance i from K
        for (j = 0; j < vd[i].Count; j++)
        {
            int element = (int)vd[i][j];
            Console.Write(element + " ");
        }
    }
}
    
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String []args)
{
    int []arr = {14, 1101, 10, 35, 0};
    int K = 35;
    int n = arr.Length;
    distanceSort(arr, K, n);
}    
}

// This code is contributed by shikhasingrajput

JavaScript

<script>

// JavaScript implementation to Sort the integers in
// array according to their distance from given
// element K present in the array

// Function to get sorted array based on
// their distance from given integer K
function distanceSort(arr, K, n)
{

    // Vector to store respective elements
    // with their distance from integer K
    let vd = new Array(n);
    for(let i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        vd[i] = new Array();
    }

    // Find the position of integer K
    for(let i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        if (arr[i] == K)
        {
            pos = i
            break
        }
    }

    // Insert the elements with their
    // distance from K in vector

    let i = pos - 1
    let j = pos + 1

    // Element at distance 0
    vd[0].push(arr[pos])

    // Elements at left side of K
    while (i >= 0){
        vd[pos - i].push(arr[i])
        i -= 1
    }

    // Elements at right side of K
    while (j < n){
        vd[j - pos].push(arr[j])
        j += 1
    }

    // Print the vector content in sorted order
    for(let i = 0;i< Math.max(pos, n - pos - 1) + 1;i++){

        // Sort elements at same distance
        vd[i].sort()

        // Print elements at distance i from K
        for(let element of vd[i])
            document.write(element," ")
    }
}

// Driver code

let arr =  [14, 1101, 10, 35, 0]
let K = 35

let n = arr.length

distanceSort(arr, K, n)

// This code is contributed by Shinjanpatra

</script>

Output:

35 0 10 1101 14

Time Complexity: O(N)

Auxiliary Space: O(N)

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