package com.thealgorithms.misc;
import java.util.Random;
/**
* The Fisher-Yates (Knuth) Shuffle algorithm randomly permutes an array's
* elements, ensuring each permutation is equally likely.
*
* <p>
* Worst-case performance O(n)
* Best-case performance O(n)
* Average performance O(n)
* Worst-case space complexity O(1)
*
* This class provides a static method to shuffle an array in place.
*
* @author Rashi Dashore (https://github.com/rashi07dashore)
*/
public final class ShuffleArray {
private ShuffleArray() {
}
/**
* Shuffles the provided array in-place using the Fisher–Yates algorithm.
*
* @param arr the array to shuffle; must not be {@code null}
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the input array is {@code null}
*/
public static void shuffle(int[] arr) {
if (arr == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input array must not be null");
}
Random random = new Random();
for (int i = arr.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
int j = random.nextInt(i + 1);
swap(arr, i, j);
}
}
/**
* Swaps two elements in an array.
*
* @param arr the array
* @param i index of first element
* @param j index of second element
*/
private static void swap(int[] arr, int i, int j) {
if (i != j) {
int temp = arr[i];
arr[i] = arr[j];
arr[j] = temp;
}
}
}