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+class SelectionSort 
+{ 
+    void sort(int arr[]) 
+    { 
+        int n = arr.length; 
+  
+        // One by one move boundary of unsorted subarray 
+        for (int i = 0; i < n-1; i++) 
+        { 
+            // Find the minimum element in unsorted array 
+            int min_idx = i; 
+            for (int j = i+1; j < n; j++) 
+                if (arr[j] < arr[min_idx]) 
+                    min_idx = j; 
+  
+            // Swap the found minimum element with the first 
+            // element 
+            int temp = arr[min_idx]; 
+            arr[min_idx] = arr[i]; 
+            arr[i] = temp; 
+        } 
+    } 
+  
+    // Prints the array 
+    void printArray(int arr[]) 
+    { 
+        int n = arr.length; 
+        for (int i=0; i<n; ++i) 
+            System.out.print(arr[i]+" "); 
+        System.out.println(); 
+    } 
+  
+    // Driver code to test above 
+    public static void main(String args[]) 
+    { 
+        SelectionSort ob = new SelectionSort(); 
+        int arr[] = {64,25,12,22,11}; 
+        ob.sort(arr); 
+        System.out.println("Sorted array"); 
+        ob.printArray(arr); 
+    } 
+} 
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