//********************************************************************
//  Sorts.java       Author: Lewis/Loftus
//
//  Demonstrates the selection sort and insertion sort algorithms,
//  as well as a generic object sort.
//********************************************************************

public class Sorts
{

   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   //  Sorts the specified array of objects using the insertion
   //  sort algorithm.
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   public static void insertionSort (Comparable[] objects)
   {
      for (int index = 1; index < objects.length; index++)
      {
         Comparable key = objects[index];
         int position = index;

         // shift larger values to the right
         while (position > 0 && objects[position-1].compareTo(key) > 0)
         {
            objects[position] = objects[position-1];
            position--;
         }
            
         objects[position] = key;
      }
   }
}