1-d Arrays
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Array
Many applications require multiple data items that
have common characteristics
In mathematics, we often express such groups of data
items in indexed form:
x1, x2, x3, …, xn
Array is a data structure which can represent a
collection of data items which have the same data
type (float/int/char/…)
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Example: Printing Numbers in
Reverse
4 numbers
3 numbers
int a, b, c, d;
int a, b, c; scanf(“%d”, &a);
scanf(“%d”, &a); scanf(“%d”, &b);
scanf(“%d”, &b); scanf(“%d”, &c);
scanf(“%d”, &c); scanf(“%d”, &d);
printf(“%d ”, c); printf(“%d ”, d);
printf(“%d ”, b); printf(“%d ”, c);
printf(“%d \n”, a); printf(“%d ”, b);
printf(“%d \n”, a);
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The Problem
Suppose we have 10 numbers to handle
Or 20
Or 100
Where do we store the numbers ? Use 100 variables
??
How to tackle this problem?
Solution:
Use arrays
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Printing in Reverse Using Arrays
int main()
{
int n, A[100], i;
printf(“How many numbers to read? “);
scanf(“%d”, &n);
for (i = 0; i < n; ++i)
scanf(“%d”, &A[i]);
for (i = n -1; i >= 0; --i)
printf(“%d ”, A[i]);
printf(“\n”);
return 0;
}
Using Arrays
All the data items constituting the group share the
same name
int x[10];
Individual elements are accessed by specifying
the index
x[0] x[1] x[2] x[9]
X is a 10-element one
dimensional array
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A first example
“data refers to a block of 10
int main()
integer variables, data[0], data[1],
{
…, data[9]
int i;
int data[10];
for (i=0; i<10; i++) data[i]= i;
i=0;
while (i<10)
{
printf("Data[%d] = %d\n", i, data[i]);
i++;
}
return 0;
}
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The result
Array size should be a constant
int main()
Output
{
int i; Data[0] = 0
int data[10]; Data[1] = 1
for (i=0; i<10; i++) data[i]= i; Data[2] = 2
i=0; Data[3] = 3
while (i<10)
Data[4] = 4
{
Data[5] = 5
printf("Data[%d] = %d\n", i, data[i]);
i++; Data[6] = 6
} Data[7] = 7
return 0; Data[8] = 8
}
Data[9] = 9
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Declaring Arrays
Like variables, the arrays used in a program must be
declared before they are used
General syntax:
type array-name [size];
type specifies the type of element that will be
contained in the array (int, float, char, etc.)
size is an integer constant which indicates the
maximum number of elements that can be stored
inside the array
int marks[5];
marks is an array that can store a maximum of 5
integers 9
Examples:
int x[10];
char line[80];
float points[150];
char name[35];
If we are not sure of the exact size of the array,
we can define an array of a large size
int marks[50];
though in a particular run we may only be using,
say, 10 elements
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Accessing Array Elements
A particular element of the array can be accessed by
specifying two things:
Name of the array
Index (relative position) of the element in the array
Important to remember: In C, the index of an array
starts from 0, not 1
Example:
An array is defined as int x[10];
The first element of the array x can be accessed as
x[0], fourth element as x[3], tenth element as x[9], etc.
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Contd.
The array index can be any expression that evaluates
to an integer between 0 and n-1 where n is the
maximum number of elements possible in the array
a[x+2] = 25;
b[3*x-y] = a[10-x] + 5;
Remember that each array element is a variable in
itself, and can be used anywhere a variable can be
used (in expressions, assignments, conditions,…)
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How is an array stored in memory?
Starting from a given memory location, the
successive array elements are allocated space in
consecutive memory locations
Array A
x: starting address of the array in memory
k: number of bytes allocated per array element
A[i] is allocated memory location at address x + i*k
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A Special Operator: AddressOf (&)
Remember that each variable is stored at a memory
location with an unique address
Putting & before a variable name gives the starting
address of the variable (where it is stored, not the
value)
Can be put before any variable (with no blank in
between)
int a =10;
printf(“Value of a is %d, and address of a is
%d\n”, a, &a);
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Example Output
&Data[0] = 3221224480
&Data[1] = 3221224484
int main() &Data[2] = 3221224488
{ &Data[3] = 3221224492
int i; &Data[4] = 3221224496
int data[10];
&Data[5] = 3221224500
for(i=0; i<10; i++)
printf("&Data[%d] = %u\n", i, &data[i]); &Data[6] = 3221224504
return 0; &Data[7] = 3221224508
}
&Data[8] = 3221224512
&Data[9] = 3221224516
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Initialization of Arrays
General form:
type array_name[size] = { list of values };
Examples:
int marks[5] = {72, 83, 65, 80, 76};
char name[4] = {‘A’, ‘m’, ‘i’, ‘t’};
The size may be omitted. In such cases the
compiler automatically allocates enough space
for all initialized elements
int flag[ ] = {1, 1, 1, 0};
char name[ ] = {‘A’, ‘m’, ‘i’, ‘t’};
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How to read the elements of an
array?
By reading them one element at a time
for (j=0; j<25; j++)
scanf (“%f”, &a[j]);
The ampersand (&) is necessary
The elements can be entered all in one line or in
different lines
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A Warning
In C, while accessing array elements, array bounds
are not checked
Example:
int marks[5];
:
:
marks[8] = 75;
The above assignment would not necessarily cause an
error
Rather, it may result in unpredictable program results,
which are very hard to debug
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Reading into an array
int main() {
const int MAX_SIZE = 100;
int i, size; Output
float marks[MAX_SIZE];
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float total;
scanf("%d",&size); 2.5
for (i=0, total=0; i<size; i++) 3.5
{
4.5
scanf("%f",&marks[i]);
total = total + marks[i]; 5
} Total = 15.500000
printf("Total = %f \n Avg = %f\n", total, Avg = 3.875000
total/size);
return 0;
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}
How to print the elements of an
array?
By printing them one element at a time
for (j=0; j<25; j++)
printf (“\n %f”, a[j]);
The elements are printed one per line
printf (“\n”);
for (j=0; j<25; j++)
printf (“ %f”, a[j]);
The elements are printed all in one line (starting with a
new line)
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How to copy the elements of one
array to another?
By copying individual elements
for (j=0; j<25; j++)
a[j] = b[j];
The element assignments will follow the rules
of assignment expressions
Destination array must have sufficient size
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Example 1: Find the minimum of a
set of 10 numbers
int main()
{
int a[10], i, min;
for (i=0; i<10; i++)
scanf (“%d”, &a[i]);
min = a[0];
for (i=1; i<10; i++)
{
if (a[i] < min)
min = a[i];
}
printf (“\n Minimum is %d”, min);
return 0;
} 22
Alternate Version 1
const int size = 10;
int main()
{
int a[size], i, min;
Change only one for (i=0; i<size; i++)
line to change the scanf (“%d”, &a[i]);
problem size
min = a[0];
for (i=1; i<size; i++)
{
if (a[i] < min)
min = a[i];
}
printf (“\n Minimum is %d”, min);
return 0;
} 23
Alternate Version 2
#define size 10
int main()
{
int a[size], i, min;
Change only one for (i=0; i<size; i++)
line to change the scanf (“%d”, &a[i]);
problem size
min = a[0];
for (i=1; i<size; i++)
{
Used #define macro if (a[i] < min)
min = a[i];
}
printf (“\n Minimum is %d”, min);
return 0;
} 24
#define macro
#define X Y
Preprocessor directive
The #include you have been using is also a
preprocessor directive
Compiler will first replace all occurrences of
string X with string Y in the program, then
compile the program
Similar effect as read-only variables (const), but
no storage allocated
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Alternate Version 3
int main()
{
int a[100], i, min, n;
scanf (“%d”, &n); /* Number of elements */
for (i=0; i<n; i++)
Define an array of
scanf (“%d”, &a[i]);
large size and use
only the required
min = a[0];
number of elements
for (i=1; i<n; i++)
{
if (a[i] < min)
min = a[i];
}
printf (“\n Minimum is %d”, min);
return 0;
}
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const int nsub = 6;
Example 2:
int main()
Computing {
int grade_pt[nsub], cred[nsub], i, gp_sum=0,
cgpa cred_sum=0;
double gpa;
for (i=0; i<nsub; i++)
Handling two arrays scanf (“%d %d”, &grade_pt[i], &cred[i]);
at the same time
for (i=0; i<nsub; i++)
{
gp_sum += grade_pt[i] * cred[i];
cred_sum += cred[i];
}
gpa = ((float) gp_sum) / cred_sum;
printf (“\n Grade point average: is %.2lf”, gpa);
return 0;
} 27
Things you cannot do
You cannot
use = to assign one array variable to another
a = b; /* a and b are arrays */
use == to directly compare array variables
if (a = = b) ………..
directly scanf or printf arrays
printf (“……”, a);
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Character Arrays and Strings
char C[8] = { 'a', 'b', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'i', 't', '\0' };
C[0] gets the value 'a', C[1] the value 'b', and so on.
The last (7th) location receives the null character ‘\0’
Null-terminated (last character is ‘\0’) character arrays
are also called null-terminated strings or just strings.
Strings can be initialized in an alternative way. The
last declaration is equivalent to:
char C[8] = "abhijit";
The trailing null character is missing here. C
automatically puts it at the end if you define it like this
Note also that for individual characters, C uses single
quotes, whereas for strings, it uses double quotes
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Reading strings: %s format
int main()
{
char name[25];
scanf("%s", name);
printf("Name = %s \n", name);
return 0;
}
%s reads a string into a character array
given the array name or start address.
It ends the string with the special “null” character ‘\0’.
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Example: Finding length of a string
#define SIZE 25
int main()
{ Output
int i, length=0;
char name[SIZE]; Satyanarayana
scanf("%s", name); Name = Satyanarayana
printf("Name = %s \n", name);
Length = 13
for (i=0; name[i]!='\0'; i++)
length++;
printf(“Length = %d\n", length);
return 0;
}
Note that character strings read
in %s format end with ‘\0’
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Example: Counting the number of a’s
#define SIZE 25
int main()
{
Output
int i, count=0;
char name[SIZE]; Satyanarayana
scanf("%s", name); Name = Satyanarayana
printf("Name = %s \n", name);
Total a's = 6
for (i=0; name[i]!='\0'; i++)
if (name[i] == 'a') count++;
printf("Total a's = %d\n", count);
return 0;
}
Note that character strings read
in %s format end with ‘\0’
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Example: Palindrome Checking
int main()
{
int i, flag, count=0;
char name[25];
scanf("%s", name); /* Read Name */
for (i=0; name[i]!='\0'; i++); /* Find Length of String */
count=i; flag = 0;
/* Loop below checks for palindrome by comparison*/
for(i=0; i<count; i++)
if (name[i]!=name[count-i-1])
flag = 1;
if (flag ==0) printf ("%s is a Palindrome\n", name);
else printf("%s is NOT a Palindrome\n", name);
return 0;
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}
Practice Problems
1. Read in an integer n (n < 25). Read n integers in an array A. Then do the following
(write separate programs for each, only the reading part is common).
1. find the sum of the absolute values of the integers.
2. Copy the positive and negative integers in the array into two additional arrays
B and C respectively. Print A, B, and C.
3. Exchange the values of every pair of values from the start (so exchange A[0]
and A[1], A[2] and A[3] and so on). If the number of elements is odd, the last
value should stay the same.
2. Read in two integers n and m (n, m < 50). Read n integers in an array A. Read m
integers in an array B. Then do the following (write separate programs for each,
only the reading part is common).
1. Find if there are any two elements x, y in A and an element z in B, such that x
+y=z
2. Copy in another array C all elements that are in both A and B (intersection)
3. Copy in another array C all elements that are in either A and B (union)
4. Copy in another array C all elements that are in A but not in B (difference)
3. Read in two null-terminated strings A and B (using %s. Assume max characters <
25 in each). Create another string C that is the concatenation of A and B (A
followed by B). Print A, B, C using %s
4. Read in two null-terminated strings A and B. Check if A is lexicographically smaller,
larger, or equal to B and print appropriate messages in each case. 34
