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Sort Array in Ascending Order

Sort from low to high

Sorting an array in ascending order arranges elements from smallest to largest. This example uses a simple selection sort approach.

C Program to Sort Array in Ascending Order

sort_ascending.c

1#include <stdio.h>
2
3int main() {
4    int arr[] = {64, 34, 25, 12, 22, 11, 90};
5    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
6    
7    // Selection Sort - Ascending
8    for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
9        int minIdx = i;
10        
11        // Find minimum in unsorted part
12        for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
13            if (arr[j] < arr[minIdx]) {
14                minIdx = j;
15            }
16        }
17        
18        // Swap minimum with first unsorted element
19        int temp = arr[minIdx];
20        arr[minIdx] = arr[i];
21        arr[i] = temp;
22    }
23    
24    printf("Sorted array (ascending): ");
25    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
26        printf("%d ", arr[i]);
27    }
28    
29    return 0;
30}