Re: Shuffling a linked list

There may well be a more elegant O(n*log n) algorithm but doesn't occur
to me offhand.

What about using quick sort for linked lists but suppy a compare which gives
a random result on comparison?
Unless it breaks the quick sort, net result will be it will be randomly
shuffled.

And since quick sort for linked lists is O(n * log n), so will the shuffle

Stephen Howe


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