Function countingSort

CPP/sorting/radix_sort.cpp:16–40

Using counting sort to sort the elements in the basis of significant places

// Using counting sort to sort the elements in the basis of significant places
void countingSort(int array[], int size, int place) {
  const int max = 10;
  int output[size];
  int count[max];

  for (int i = 0; i < max; ++i)
    count[i] = 0;

  // Calculate count of elements
  for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
    count[(array[i] / place) % 10]++;

  // Calculate cumulative count
  for (int i = 1; i < max; i++)
    count[i] += count[i - 1];

  // Place the elements in sorted order
  for (int i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    output[count[(array[i] / place) % 10] - 1] = array[i];
    count[(array[i] / place) % 10]--;
  }

  for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
    array[i] = output[i];
}

// Main function to implement radix sort
void radixsort(int array[], int size) {