Challenge: The Dutch National Flag Problem
Solve the Dutch National Flag problem.
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Problem statement
Implement a function that sorts an array of s, s, and s. This is called the Dutch National Flag problem. Since the number 0 can be represented by blue, 1 by white, and 2 by red, the task is to transform the array input into the Dutch flag.
Note: Try solving this problem in-place and in linear time without using any extra space.
Input
An array of 0s, 1s, and 2s.
Output
An array where the numbers 0, 1, and 2 are sorted.
Sample input
arr = {2, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0};
Sample output
result = {0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2}
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