A Suffix Array is a sorted array of all suffixes of a string. It is a simple, yet powerful data structure which is used, among others, in full text indices, data compression algorithms and within the field of bioinformatics.

All available operations on the Sufix Array will be shown here. Select an action and provide the necessary input, and the action will be animated in the visualisation area.

View the visualisation here!

As the action is being carried out, each step will be described in the status panel.

You can also follow the psuedocode highlights to trace the algorithm.

Control the animation with the player controls! Keyboard shortcuts are:
Left/right arrows: step backward/step forward
-/+: decrease/increase speed

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