Java Data Structures - Insertion Sort

This is an in-place comparison-based sorting algorithm. Here, a sub-list is maintained which is always sorted. For example, the lower part of an array is maintained to be sorted. An element which is to be inserted in this sorted sub-list, has to find its appropriate place and then it has to be inserted there. Hence the name, insertion sort.

The array is searched sequentially and unsorted items are moved and inserted into the sorted sub-list (in the same array). This algorithm is not suitable for large data sets as its average and worst case complexity are of Ο(n2), where n is the number of items.

Algorithm

Step 1: If it is the first element, it is already sorted. return 1;
Step 2: Pick next element.
Step 3: Compare with all elements in the sorted sub-list.
Step 4: Shift all the elements in the sorted sub-list that is greater than the value to be sorted.
Step 5: Insert the value.
Step 6: Repeat until list is sorted.

Example

import java.util.Arrays;

public class InsertionSort {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      int myArray[] =  {10, 20, 25, 63, 96, 57};
      int size = myArray.length;
      System.out.println("Contents of the array before sorting : ");
      System.out.println(Arrays.toString(myArray));
      
      for (int i = 1 ;i< size; i++) {
         int val = myArray[i];  
         int pos = i;
         
         while(myArray[pos-1]>val && pos>0) {
            myArray[pos] = myArray[pos-1];
            pos = pos-1;
         }
         myArray[pos] = val;
      }
      System.out.println("Contents of the array after sorting : ");
      System.out.println(Arrays.toString(myArray));	  
   }
}

Output

Contents of the array before sorting : 
[10, 20, 25, 63, 96, 57]
Contents of the array after sorting : 
[10, 20, 25, 57, 63, 96]