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        // print the elapsed time in seconds   (nanaoseconds/ 1 billion)
        java.io.File out = new java.io.File("quickSortResults.txt");
        // Create a PrintWriter output stream and link it to the File object
        java.io.PrintWriter outfile = new java.io.PrintWriter(out);

        int pivotIndex;             // the index of the chosen pivot element
        int pivot;                  // the value of the chosen pivot
        int midIndex = startIndex;  // boundary element between high and low sets

        // select the center element in the set as the pivot by integer averaging
        pivotIndex = (startIndex + endIndex) / 2;
        pivot = a[pivotIndex];

        // put the pivot at the end of the set so it is out of the way
        swap(a, pivotIndex, endIndex);

        // iterate the set, up to but not including last element
        for (int i = startIndex; i < endIndex; i++) { // Start for (int i = startIndex; i < endIndex; i++)
            // if a[i] is less than the pivot
            if (a[i] < pivot) {  // Start if (a[i] < pivot)
                long startTime = System.nanoTime();


                // put a[i] in the low half and increment current Index
                swap(a, i, midIndex);
                midIndex = midIndex + 1;
                long endTime = System.nanoTime();

                // calculate elapsed time in nanoseconds
                long duration = endTime - startTime;
                outfile.printf("%12.8f %n", (double) duration / 1000000000);

            }  // End if (a[i] < pivot)


        } // End for (int i = startIndex; i < endIndex; i++)
        outfile.close();

        // partitioning complete -- move pivot from end to middle
        swap(a, midIndex, endIndex);

        // return index of pivot
        return midIndex;```
#Problem writing to a txt file
