int v = a[lo];
int i = lo;
int j = hi + 1;
while(true) {
while(a[++i] <= v) if(i == hi) break;
while(a[--j] >= v) if(j == lo) break;
exch(a, i, j);
}
exch(a, lo, j);
return j;
}
private void sort(int[] a, int lo, int hi) {
//what is missing here?
int j = partition(a, lo, hi);
sort(a, lo, j - 1);
sort(a, j + 1, hi);
}