code should do this : a) Given an unsorted array of integers, your task is to sort the array by applying the following algorithm
(Assume that the input doesn’t contain duplicates ):
Execute the following steps starting from the first element in the array:
– Count the number of smaller elements to find the correct position i.
– If the element is in its correct position, move to the succeeding element.
– Otherwise, swap the current element with the one found in position i.
– Repeat the previous steps till you reach the last element.

Example:
5 7 3 6 9
check a[0], there is one element smaller that it, so it shoould be swapped with the element at
position1.
7 5 3 6 9
check the new element a[0]. it should move to position 3.
6 5 3 7 9
check the new element a[0]. it should move to position 2.
3 5 6 7 9
check the new element a[0]. it is in its correct position, so we move to the succeeding element a[1].

public class  Assignment1_T11_25_2729_Sara_Aly {
    private int[] a;
    private int max;
    private int n;
    int position=0;
    public  Assignment1_T11_25_2729_Sara_Aly (int max){
        a= new int[max];
    }
    public void insert(int x){
        a[n]=x;
        n++;
            }
    public void sort(){
        int out=0, smaller=0;

        while(out<n){
            for(int in=out+1;in<n;n++){
                if(a[in]<a[out])
                    smaller++;
            }
            if (smaller==0){
                out++;
            }
            else {
                swap(a[out], a[smaller]);
            }
        }

        }

    private void swap (int one, int two){
        int temp=a[one];
        a[one]=a[two];
        a[two]=temp;
    }

        public void display(){
            for (int i=0;i<n;i++){
                System.out.print(a[i]+ " ");
            }
            System.out.println("");
        }


    public static void main(String[]args){
        int maxsize=5;
        Assignment1_T11_25_2729_Sara_Aly trial;
        trial= new  Assignment1_T11_25_2729_Sara_Aly(maxsize);
        trial.insert(5);
        trial.insert(7);
        trial.insert(3);
        trial.insert(6);
        trial.insert(9);
        trial.display();
        trial.sort();
        trial.display();
    }
    }

Tried a few algorithims to get it to work but for some reason it won't sort any suggestions??
also tried this the sorting method but no luck.

public void sort(){
    boolean finished = false;
    int position =0;
        while (position<max){
            if (finished==true){
            position++;
            finished =false;
            }
            else {
                int smaller=0;
                for (int j = position+1; j<max; j++){
                int temp=a[position];
                    if (a[j] <a[position]){
                        smaller++;
                    }

                }
                if (smaller==0){
                    finished= true;
                }
                else {
                    int temp= a[smaller];
                    a[smaller]=a[position];
                    a[position]=temp;
                    }

                    }
                }
            }

At first glance, you should use for-loop in the outside and while loop in the inside...

I posted the exact algorithm in your original post in this thread (at the bottom most of the page).

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