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+// import java.util.*;
+// public class selectionshort{
+//     public static void printarray(int arr[]){
+//         for(int i=0;i<arr.length;i++){
+//             System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
+//         }
+//         System.out.println();
+//     }
+//     public static void main(String b[]){
+//         int arr[]={7,8,2,3,1};
+//         for(int i=0;i<arr.length-1;i++){
+//             int smallest=i;
+//             for(int j=i+1;j<arr.length;j++){
+//                 if(arr[smallest]>arr[j]){
+//                     smallest=j;
+//                 }
+//             }
+//             int temp=arr[smallest];//using swap condition
+//             arr[smallest]=arr[i];
+//             arr[i]=temp;
+//         }
+//         printarray(arr);
+
+//     }
+// }
+import java.util.*;
+public class selectionshort{
+    public static void printarray(int arr[]){
+        for(int i=0;i<arr.length;i++){
+            System.out.print(arr[i]+" ");
+        }
+        System.out.println();
+    }
+public static void main(String b[]){
+    int arr[]={7,86,4,3,1};
+    for(int i=0;i<arr.length;i++){
+        int  smallest=i;
+        for(int j=i+1;j<arr.length;j++){
+            if(arr[smallest]>arr[j]){
+                smallest=j;
+            }
+        }
+        int temp=arr[smallest];
+        arr[smallest]=arr[i];
+        arr[i]=temp;
+    }
+    printarray(arr);
+}
+}
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