JS - Selection Sort

/**

 * @author  : irfanudin ridho

 * @email   : irfan.ub@gmail.com

 * @date    : December 24, 2010

 * @version : 1.0

 */

/*

 * This function will do ascending sorting

 * 

 * @param data Array

 * @return Array ascending sorted array

 */

function ascSort(data){

    for(i=0;i<data.length;i++){

        var minPos = i;  // index of min value

        for(j=1;j<data.length-1;j++){

            if(data[j+1]<data[minPos]){

                minPos = j+1;

            }

        }

        var temp = data[i];

        data[i] = data[minPos];

        data[minPos] = temp;

    }

}

/*

 * This function will do descending sorting

 * 

 * @param data Array

 * @return Array descending sorted array

 */

function descSort(data){

    for(i=0;i<data.length;i++){

        var maxPos = i;  // index of max value

        for(j=1;j<data.length-1;j++){

            if(data[j+1]>data[maxPos]){

                maxPos = j+1;

            }

        }

        var temp = data[i];

        data[i] = data[maxPos];

        data[maxPos] = temp;

    }

}