class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] arr = new int[]{12, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, 1, 15};
int n = arr.length;
int k = 2;
int result = quickSelect(arr, 0, n - 1, n - k);
System.out.println("The " + k + "nd largest element is: " + result);
}
private static int partition(int[] arr, int left, int right) {
int pivot = arr[right];
int i = left - 1;
for (int j = left; j < right; j++) {
if (arr[j] >= pivot) {
i++;
swap(arr, i, j);
}
}
swap(arr, i + 1, right);
return i + 1;
}
private static int quickSelect(int[] arr, int left, int right, int k) {
if (left == right) {
return arr[left];
}
int pivotIndex = partition(arr, left, right);
if (k == pivotIndex) {
return arr[k];
} else if (k < pivotIndex) {
return quickSelect(arr, left, pivotIndex - 1, k);
} else {
return quickSelect(arr, pivotIndex + 1, right, k);
}
}
private static void swap(int[] arr, int i, int j) {
int temp = arr[i];
arr[i] = arr[j];
arr[j] = temp;
}
}