diff --git a/selectiosort.cpp b/selectiosort.cpp
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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+ 
+
+void swap(int *xp, int *yp)
+{
+    int temp = *xp;
+    *xp = *yp;
+    *yp = temp;
+}
+ 
+void selectionSort(int arr[], int n)
+{
+    int i, j, min_idx;
+ 
+
+    for (i = 0; i < n-1; i++)
+    {
+       
+        min_idx = i;
+        for (j = i+1; j < n; j++)
+        if (arr[j] < arr[min_idx])
+            min_idx = j;
+ 
+        
+        if(min_idx!=i)
+            swap(&arr[min_idx], &arr[i]);
+    }
+}
+ 
+void printArray(int arr[], int size)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i=0; i < size; i++)
+        cout << arr[i] << " ";
+    cout << endl;
+}
+ 
+
+int main()
+{
+    int arr[] = {64, 25, 12, 22, 11};
+    int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]);
+    selectionSort(arr, n);
+    cout << "Sorted array: \n";
+    printArray(arr, n);
+    return 0;
+}