1.3.4 Generating Permutations

Problem Input | Problem Output 


INPUT                    OUTPUT

Input Description: An integer n .

Problem: Generate (1) all, or (2) a random, or (3) the next permutation of length n .

Implementations

  • Frank Ruskey's Combinatorial Generation Resources (Pascal) (rating 8)
  • Nijenhuis and Wilf: Combinatorial Algorithms (FORTRAN) (rating 8)
  • Combinatorica (Mathematica) (rating 7)
  • The Stanford GraphBase (C) (rating 5)

    Related Problems

  • Calendrical Calculations
  • Generating Graphs
  • Generating Partitions
  • Generating Subsets
  • Random Number Generation

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