q = (len >> 1) << 1;

what this line is accomplishing?

On Dec 4, 12:38 pm, Abioy Sun <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 2010/12/4 siva viknesh <[email protected]>:
>
> >  Modified 2 color sort problem i.e. you are given an array of integers
> > containing only 0s and 1s.You have to place all the 0s in even
> > position and 1s in odd position. And if suppose, no. of 0s exceed no.
> > of 1s or vice versa then keep them untouched. Do that in ONE PASS and
> > without taking extra memory (modify the array in-place).
>
> > For Example :
>
> > Input Array: {0,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,1,1}
> > Output Array: {0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1
> > ,1,1}
>
> the problem makes me to recall the quick-sort provided by Knuth in
> Introduction to Algorithms, 2ed, here I use some skill like he shows.
>
> eidx = 0 // even index
> oidx = 1 // odd index
> while (eidx < len && oidx < len):
>     while (eidx < len && array[eidx] == 1) eidx += 2;
>     while (oidx < len && array[oidx] == 0) oidx += 2;
>
>     if (eidx < len && oidx < len) swap(eidx, oidx);}
>
> if (eidx < len)
> {
>     p = eidx;
>     q = (len >> 1) << 1;
>     while (p < q)
>     {
>         while (p < q && array[p] == 1) p += 2;
>         while (p < q && array[q] == 0) q -= 2;
>         if (p < q) swap(p, q);
>     }}
>
> else if (oidx < len)
>     // similar to above

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