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+// C++ program for implementation of selection sort 
+#include <bits/stdc++.h> 
+using namespace std; 
+
+void swap(int *xp, int *yp) 
+{ 
+	int temp = *xp; 
+	*xp = *yp; 
+	*yp = temp; 
+} 
+
+void selectionSort(int arr[], int n) 
+{ 
+	int i, j, min_idx; 
+
+	// One by one move boundary of unsorted subarray 
+	for (i = 0; i < n-1; i++) 
+	{ 
+		// Find the minimum element in unsorted array 
+		min_idx = i; 
+		for (j = i+1; j < n; j++) 
+		if (arr[j] < arr[min_idx]) 
+			min_idx = j; 
+
+		// Swap the found minimum element with the first element 
+		swap(&arr[min_idx], &arr[i]); 
+	} 
+} 
+
+/* Function to print an array */
+void printArray(int arr[], int size) 
+{ 
+	int i; 
+	for (i=0; i < size; i++) 
+		cout << arr[i] << " "; 
+	cout << endl; 
+} 
+
+// Driver program to test above functions 
+int main() 
+{ 
+	int arr[] = {64, 25, 12, 22, 11}; 
+	int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]); 
+	selectionSort(arr, n); 
+	cout << "Sorted array: \n"; 
+	printArray(arr, n); 
+	return 0; 
+} 
+
+// This is code is contributed by rathbhupendra