September 2017 Update

Task/Sorting-algorithms-Gnome-sort/Kotlin/sorting-algorithms-gnome-sort.kotlin

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+// version 1.1.0
+
+fun <T: Comparable<T>> gnomeSort(a: Array<T>, ascending: Boolean = true) {
+    var i = 1
+    var j = 2
+    while (i < a.size)
+        if (ascending && (a[i - 1] <= a[i]) ||
+           !ascending && (a[i - 1] >= a[i]))
+            i = j++
+        else {
+            val temp = a[i - 1]
+            a[i - 1] = a[i]
+            a[i--] = temp
+            if (i == 0) i = j++
+        }
+}
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val array = arrayOf(100, 2, 56, 200, -52, 3, 99, 33, 177, -199)
+    println("Original      : ${array.asList()}")
+    gnomeSort(array)
+    println("Sorted (asc)  : ${array.asList()}")
+    gnomeSort(array, false)
+    println("Sorted (desc) : ${array.asList()}")
+}