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Wave Array [MEDIUM]

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Question:
Given an array of integers, sort the array into a wave like array and return it. 
In other words, arrange the elements into a sequence such that a1 >= a2 <= a3 >= a4 <= a5.....
Example
Given [1, 2, 3, 4]
One possible answer : [2, 1, 4, 3]
Another possible answer : [4, 1, 3, 2]
 NOTE : If there are multiple answers possible, return the one thats lexicographically smallest. 

Input:
The first line contains an integer T, depicting total number of test cases. 
Then following T lines contains an integer N depicting the size of square matrix and next line followed by the value of array.

Output:
Print the array into wave like array.

Constraints:
1 ≤ T ≤ 30
1 ≤ N ≤ 100
0 ≤ A[i] ≤ 100

Example:
Input
1
5
5 7 3 2 8
Output
3 2 7 5 8
CODE:
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;

class GFG {
public static void main (String[] args) {
    Scanner sc = new Scanner (System.in);
    int m = sc.nextInt();
    for(int mi=0;mi<m;mi++){
        int n=sc.nextInt();
        int a []= new int [n];
        for(int size=0;size<n;size++){
            a[size]=sc.nextInt();
        }
        Arrays.sort(a);
        for(int i =0;i<n-1;i+=2){
            int temp=a[i];
            a[i]=a[i+1];
            a[i+1]=temp;
        }
        for(int j=0;j<n;j++){
            System.out.print(a[j]+" ");
        }
        System.out.println();
    }
}
}
EXECUTION TIME: 0.14s

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