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partition

def partition[T: Copyable, origin: MutOrigin, //](span: Span[T, origin], k: Int, cmp_fn: T)

Partition the input buffer inplace such that first k elements are the largest (or smallest if cmp_fn is < operator) elements. The ordering of the first k elements is undefined.

Parameters:

  • ​T (Copyable): Type of the underlying data.
  • ​origin (MutOrigin): Origin of span.

Args:

  • ​span (Span[T, origin]): Input buffer.
  • ​k (Int): Index of the partition element.
  • ​cmp_fn (T): The comparison function.
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