Array & Strings

Need of Array Variable

 Suppose we need to store rollno of the student in the integer variable.
Declaration
int rollno;
 Now we need to store rollno of 100 students.
Declaration
int rollno101, rollno102, rollno103, rollno104...;
 This is not appropriate to declare these many integer variables.
e.g. 100 integer variables for rollno.
 Solution to declare and store multiple variables of similar type is an array.
 An array is a variable that can store multiple values.

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Definition: Array
 An array is a fixed size sequential collection of elements of same data type grouped
under single variable name.

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int rollno[100];

Fixed Size Sequential Same Data type Single Name

Here, the size of an It is indexed to 0 to 99 All the elements (0-99) All the elements (0-99)
array is 100 (fixed) to in sequence will be integer will be referred as a
store rollno variables common name rollno

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Declaring an array
Syntax  By default array index starts
data-type variable-name[size]; with 0.
 If we declare an array of size
5 then its index ranges from
Integer Array [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 0 to 4.
int mark[5];  First element will be store at
mark[0] and last element
integer will be stored at mark[4] not
mark[5].
[0] [1] [2] [3] [4]  Like integer and float array
Float Array
we can declare array of type
float avg[5];
char.

float

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Initialing and Accessing an Array
Declaring, initializing and accessing single integer variable
int mark=90; //variable mark is initialized with value 90
printf("%d",mark); //mark value printed

Declaring, initializing and accessing integer array variable

int mark[5]={85,75,76,55,45}; //mark is initialized with 5 values
printf("%d",mark[0]); //prints 85
printf("%d",mark[1]); //prints 75
printf("%d",mark[2]); //prints 65
printf("%d",mark[3]); //prints 55
printf("%d",mark[4]); //prints 45

[0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

mark[5] 85 75 65 55 45

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Read(Scan) Array Elements
Reading array without loop Reading array using loop
1 void main() 1 void main()
2 { 2 {
3 int mark[5]; 3 int mark[5],i;
printf("Enter array element="); for(i=0;i<5;i++)
4 4
scanf("%d",&mark[0]); {
5 printf("Enter array element="); 5 printf("Enter array element=");
6 scanf("%d",&mark[1]); 6 scanf("%d",&mark[i]);
7 printf("Enter array element="); 7 }
8 scanf("%d",&mark[2]); 8 for(i=0;i<5;i++)
9 printf("Enter array element="); 9 {
10 scanf("%d",&mark[3]); 10 printf("%d",mark[i]);
11 printf("Enter array element="); 11 }
scanf("%d",&mark[4]); }
12 12
13 printf("%d",mark[0]);
14 printf("%d",mark[1]);
15 printf("%d",mark[2]);
16 printf("%d",mark[3]); [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
17 printf("%d",mark[4]);
mark[5] 85 75 65 55 45
18 }

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Develop a program to count number of positive or negative number from an
array of 10 numbers.
Program
1 void main(){
2 int num[10],i,pos,neg; Output
3 pos = 0; Enter array element=1
4 neg = 0; Enter array element=2
5 for(i=0;i<10;i++) Enter array element=3
6 { Enter array element=4
7 printf("Enter array element="); Enter array element=5
8 scanf("%d",&num[i]); Enter array element=-1
9 } Enter array element=-2
10 for(i=0;i<10;i++) Enter array element=3
11 { Enter array element=4
12 if(num[i]>0) Enter array element=5
13 pos=pos+1; Positive=8,Negative=2
14 else
15 neg=neg+1;
16 }
17 printf("Positive=%d,Negative=%d",pos,neg);
18 }

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Develop a program to read n numbers in an array and print them in reverse
order.
Program
1 void main()
2 { Output
3 int num[100],n,i; Enter number of array
4 printf("Enter number of array elements="); elements=5
5 scanf("%d",&n); Enter array element=1
6 //loop will scan n elements only Enter array element=2
7 for(i=0;i<n;i++) Enter array element=3
8 { Enter array element=4
9 printf("Enter array element="); Enter array element=5
10 scanf("%d",&num[i]); 5
11 } 4
12 //negative loop to print array in reverse order 3
13 for(i=n-1;i>=0;i--) 2
14 { 1
15 printf("%d\n",num[i]);
16 }
17 }

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Practice Programs
1) Develop a program to calculate sum of n array elements in C.
2) Develop a program to calculate average of n array elements in C.
3) Develop a program to find largest array element in C.
4) Develop a program to print sum of second and second last element of an array.
5) Develop a program to copy array elements to another array.
6) Develop a program to count odd and even elements of an array.

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Multi Dimensional Array
Declaring 2 Dimensional Array
Syntax  A two dimensional array can
data-type variable-name[x][y]; be seen as a table with ‘x’
rows and ‘y’ columns.
Declaration  The row number ranges from
int data[3][3]; //This array can hold 9 elements 0 to (x-1) and column
number ranges from 0 to
(y-1).
int data[3][3];
Column-0 Column-1 Column-2

Row-0 data[0][0] data[0][1] data[0][2]

Row-1 data[1][0] data[1][1] data[1][2]

Row-2 data[2][0] data[2][1] data[2][2]

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Initialing and Accessing a 2D Array: Example-1
Program
1 int data[3][3] = {
2 {1,2,3}, //row 0 with 3 elements
3 {4,5,6}, //row 1 with 3 elements
4 {7,8,9} //row 2 with 3 elements
5 }; Column-0 Column-1 Column-2
6 printf("%d",data[0][0]); //1
7 printf("%d",data[0][1]); //2 Row-0 1 2 3
8 printf("%d\n",data[0][2]); //3
9 Row-1 4 5 6
10 printf("%d",data[1][0]); //4
11 printf("%d",data[1][1]); //5 Row-2 7 8 9
12 printf("%d\n",data[1][2]); //6
13
14 printf("%d",data[2][0]);//7
15 printf("%d",data[2][1]); //8
16 printf("%d",data[2][2]); //9
1 // data[3][3] can be initialized like this also
2 int data[3][3]={{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}};
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Initialing and Accessing a 2D Array: Example-2
Program
1 int data[2][4] = {
2 {1,2,3,4}, //row 0 with 4 elements
3 {5,6,7,8}, //row 1 with 4 elements
4 };
5 printf("%d",data[0][0]); //1
6 printf("%d",data[0][1]); //2 Col-0 Col-1 Col-2 Col-3
7 printf("%d",data[0][2]); //3
8 printf("%d\n",data[0][3]); //4 Row-0 1 2 3 4
9
10 printf("%d",data[1][0]); //5 Row-1 5 6 7 8
11 printf("%d",data[1][1]); //6
12 printf("%d",data[1][2]); //7
13 printf("%d",data[1][3]); //8

1 // data[2][4] can be initialized like this also

2 int data[2][4]={{1,2,3,4},{5,6,7,8}};

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Read(Scan) 2D Array Elements
Program
1 void main(){
2 int data[3][3],i,j;
3 for(i=0;i<3;i++)
4 {
5 for(j=0;j<3;j++)
6 { Output
7 printf("Enter array element="); Enter array element=1
8 scanf("%d",&data[i][j]); Enter array element=2
9 } Enter array element=3
10 } Enter array element=4
11 for(i=0;i<3;i++) Enter array element=5
12 { Enter array element=6
13 for(j=0;j<3;j++) Enter array element=7
14 { Enter array element=8
15 printf("%d",data[i][j]); Enter array element=9
16 } 123
17 printf("\n"); 456
18 } 789
19 }
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Develop a program to count number of positive, negative and zero elements
from 3 X 3 matrix
Program
1 void main(){
2 int data[3][3],i,j,pos=0,neg=0,zero=0; Output
3 for(i=0;i<3;i++) Enter array element=9
4 { Enter array element=5
5 for(j=0;j<3;j++) Enter array element=6
6 { Enter array element=-3
7 printf("Enter array element="); Enter array element=-7
8 scanf("%d",&data[i][j]); Enter array element=0
9 if(data[i][j]>0) Enter array element=11
10 pos=pos+1; Enter array element=13
11 else if(data[i][j]<0) Enter array element=8
12 neg=neg+1; positive=6,negative=2,zero=1
13 else
14 zero=zero+1;
15 }
16 }
17 printf("positive=%d,negative=%d,zero=%d",pos,neg,zero);
18 }

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Practice Programs
1. Develop a program to perform addition of two matrix.
2. Develop a program to perform multiplication of two matrix.

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String
(Character Array)
Definition: String
 A String is a one-dimensional array of characters terminated by a null('\0').

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char name[10];

 Each character in the array occupies one byte of memory, and the last character
must always be null('\0').
 The termination character ('\0') is important in a string to identify where the
string ends.

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name[10] D A R S H A N \0

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Declaring & Initializing String
Declaration
char name[10];

Initialization method 1:
char name[10]={'D','A','R','S','H','A','N','\0'};

Initialization method 2:
char name[10]="DARSHAN";
//'\
0' will be automatically inserted at the end in this type of declaration.

[0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
name[10] D A R S H A N \0

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Read String: scanf()
Program
Output
1 void main()
2 { Enter name: Darshan
3 char name[10]; Name=Darshan
4 printf("Enter name:"); Output
5 scanf("%s",name);
Enter name: CE Darshan
6 printf("Name=%s",name);
Name=CE
7 }

 There is no need to use address of (&) operator in scanf to store a string.

 As string name is an array of characters and the name of the array, i.e., name
indicates the base address of the string (character array).
 scanf() terminates its input on the first whitespace(space, tab, newline etc.)
encountered.

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Read String: gets()
Program
1 #include<stdio.h> Output
2 void main() Enter name:Parul Institute
3 { Name=Parul Institute
4 char name[10];
5 printf("Enter name:");
6 gets(name); //read string including white spaces
7 printf("Name=%s",name);
8 }

 gets(): Reads characters from the standard input and stores them as a string.
 puts(): Prints characters from the standard.
 scanf(): Reads input until it encounters whitespace, newline or End Of File(EOF)
whereas gets() reads input until it encounters newline or End Of File(EOF).
 gets(): Does not stop reading input when it encounters whitespace instead it
takes whitespace as a string.

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String Handling Functions : strlen()
 C has several inbuilt functions to operate on string. These functions are known as
string handling functions.
 strlen(s1): returns length of a string in integer

Program
1 #include <stdio.h> Output
2 #include <string.h> //header file for string functions Enter string: CE Darshan
3 void main() 10
4 {
5 char s1[10];
6 printf("Enter string:");
7 gets(s1);
8 printf("%d",strlen(s1)); // returns length of s1 in integer
9 }

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String Handling Functions: strcmp()
 strcmp(s1,s2): Returns 0 if s1 and s2 are the same.
 Returns less than 0 if s1<s2.
 Returns greater than 0 if s1>s2.
Program
1 void main() Output
2 { Enter string-1:Computer
3 char s1[10],s2[10]; Enter string-2:Computer
4 printf("Enter string-1:"); Strings are same
5 gets(s1);
6 printf("Enter string-2:"); Output
7 gets(s2); Enter string-1:Computer
8 if(strcmp(s1,s2)==0) Enter string-2:Computer
9 printf("Strings are same"); Strings are same
10 else
11 printf("Strings are not same");
12 }

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String Handling Functions
For examples consider: char s1[]="Their",s2[]="There";
Syntax Description
strcpy(s1,s2) Copies 2nd string to 1st string.
strcpy(s1,s2) copies the string s2 in to string s1 so s1 is now “There”. s2
remains unchanged.
strcat(s1,s2) Appends 2nd string at the end of 1st string.
strcat(s1,s2); a copy of string s2 is appended at the end of string s1.
Now s1 becomes “TheirThere”
strchr(s1,c) Returns a pointer to the first occurrence of a given character in the string s1.
printf("%s",strchr(s1,'i'));
Output : ir
strstr(s1,s2) Returns a pointer to the first occurrence of a given string s2 in string s1.
printf("%s",strstr(s1,"he"));
Output : heir

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String Handling Functions (Cont…)
For examples consider: char s1[]="Their",s2[]="There";
Syntax Description
strrev(s1) Reverses given string.
strrev(s1); makes string s1 to “riehT”
strlwr(s1) Converts string s1 to lower case.
printf("%s",strlwr(s1)); Output : their
strupr(s1) Converts string s1 to upper case.
printf("%s",strupr(s1)); Output :
strncpy(s1,s2,n) THEIR
Copies first n character of string s2 to string s1
s1=""; s2="There";
strncpy(s1,s2,2);
printf("%s",s1); Output : Th
strncat(s1,s2,n) Appends first n character of string s2 at the end of string s1.
strncat(s1,s2,2);
printf("%s", s1); Output : TheirTh
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String Handling Functions (Cont…)
For examples consider: char s1[]="Their",s2[]="There";
Syntax Description
strncmp(s1,s2,n) Compares first n character of string s1 and s2 and returns similar result as
strcmp() function.
printf("%d",strcmp(s1,s2,3)); Output : 0
strrchr(s1,c) Returns the last occurrence of a given character in a string s1.
printf("%s",strrchr(s2,'e')); Output : ere

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