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Write a Java program to implement the Selection Sort algorithm to sort an array of integers in ascending order.

Example 1
    

  • Input: nums = [64, 25, 12, 22, 11]
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  • Output: [11, 12, 22, 25, 64]
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  • Explanation:

      

    • Each pass selects the minimum element and swaps it
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Example 2
    

  • Input: nums = [5, 1, 4, 2, 8]
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  • Output: [1, 2, 4, 5, 8]
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Constraints
    

  • 1 ≤ nums.length ≤ 10^4
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  • -10^5 ≤ nums[i] ≤ 10^5
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  • Time Complexity: O(n²)
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  • Space Complexity: O(1)
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  • Divide the input array into two subarrays: sorted and unsorted.
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  • Initially, the sorted subarray is empty and the unsorted subarray is the entire input array.
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  • Find the smallest element in the unsorted subarray.
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  • Swap the smallest element with the first element of the unsorted subarray.
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  • Move the boundary between sorted and unsorted subarrays one element to the right.
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  • Repeat until the entire array is sorted.
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Steps to solve by this approach:

 Step 1: Iterate through the array from index 0 to n-2 (where n is the array length).

 Step 2: For each iteration, assume the current element is the minimum.

 Step 3: Search for a smaller element in the remaining unsorted part of the array.

 Step 4: If a smaller element is found, update the minimum index.

 Step 5: After the inner loop, swap the minimum element with the element at the current position.

 Step 6: Move to the next position and repeat until the entire array is sorted.

 Step 7: The array is now sorted in ascending order.

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