This is kinda complicated for me to understand
Dim test() As Byte = New Byte() {50, 40, 30, 10, 10}
Dim answer() As UInteger = SortLexicoGraphicallyBigIntegerArray(test)
The answer is the each Rotation sorted from lowest array value to highest array value.
Rotation 0 = 50, 40, 30, 10, 10
Rotation 1 = 10, 50, 40, 30, 10
Rotation 2 = 10, 10, 50, 40, 30
Rotation 3 = 30, 10, 10, 50, 40
Rotation 4 = 40, 30, 10, 10, 50
When I sort this array above by hand I should get
Rotation 2 = 10, 10, 50, 40, 30
Rotation 1 = 10, 50, 40, 30, 10
Rotation 3 = 30, 10, 10, 50, 40
Rotation 4 = 40, 30, 10, 10, 50
Rotation 0 = 50, 40, 30, 10, 10
So the answer should be 2, 1, 3, 4, 0
I get stuck in a infinite loop and I can't put my finger on it
Here is my Code
Public Function GetRotation(Data As Byte(), rotation As UInteger) As Byte()
'Rotation Left
Dim rotationData As New List(Of Byte)
Dim start As UInteger = Data.Length - rotation Mod Data.Length
For i = 0 To Data.Length - 1
rotationData.Add(Data((start + i) Mod (Data.Length)))
Next
Return rotationData.ToArray()
End Function
Public Function SortLexicoGraphicallyBigIntegerArray(data As Byte()) As UInteger()
Dim OrderedRotations As New List(Of UInteger)
Dim index As Integer = 0
Dim rowSwapped As Boolean
Dim data1 As Byte()
Dim data2 As Byte()
For rotation As Short = 0 To data.Length - 1
OrderedRotations.Add(rotation)
Next
For rotation As Long = data.Length - 1 To 0 Step -1
Do
rowSwapped = False
data1 = GetRotation(data, OrderedRotations(rotation))
data2 = GetRotation(data, OrderedRotations((rotation + 1) Mod (data.Length)))
Do
If data1(index) > data2(index) Then
'Swaps a full row in a few copies.
Dim tmpFirst As UInteger = OrderedRotations(index)
OrderedRotations(index) = OrderedRotations(index + 1)
OrderedRotations(index + 1) = tmpFirst
data1 = GetRotation(data, OrderedRotations(rotation))
data2 = GetRotation(data, OrderedRotations((rotation + 1) Mod (data.Length)))
rowSwapped = True
End If
index += 1
Loop While index < data.Length - 1
index = 0
Loop While rowSwapped <> False
Next
Return OrderedRotations.ToArray()
End Function
Here is a new attempt I tried I still can't make it work
Public Function SortLexicoGraphicallyBigIntegerArray(ByRef data As Byte()) As UInteger()
Dim OrderedRotations As New List(Of UInteger)
Dim index As Integer = 0
Dim data1 As Byte()
Dim data2 As Byte()
Dim rotation As UInteger = 0
Dim eachRotation As Integer = 0
Dim TryAgain As Boolean = False
For rotation = 0 To data.Length - 1
data1 = GetRotation(data, rotation)
OrderedRotations.Add(rotation)
If OrderedRotations.Count > 1 Then
redo:
data1 = GetRotation(data, OrderedRotations(rotation))
For eachRotation = OrderedRotations.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
If OrderedRotations(eachRotation) = OrderedRotations(rotation) Then Continue For
data2 = GetRotation(data, OrderedRotations(eachRotation))
For index = 0 To data.Length - 1
If data1(index) = data2(index) Then
Continue For
ElseIf data1(index) < data2(index) Then
Exit For
ElseIf data1(index) > data2(index) Then
Dim tmpFirst As UInteger = OrderedRotations(rotation)
OrderedRotations(rotation) = OrderedRotations(eachRotation)
OrderedRotations(eachRotation) = tmpFirst
GoTo redo
Exit For
End If
Next
Next
End If
Next
Return OrderedRotations.ToArray()
End Function
Something to do with multi-layer comparisons which I can't grasp.
You can do a general binary sort algorithm:-
Solved using FateOfLeap's answer here is the full working code