DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the faculty : P. Alimullah Khan.
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Computer Engineering
Institute : V.K.R & V.N.B Polytechnic, Gudivada
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : UNIX & C.
Subject Code : CM-304.
Topic : Understand basics of Arrays.
Duration : 50 Min
Sub Topic : Access and initialization of array .
Teaching Aids : Diagram and animations,ppt.
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 Objective

On completion of this period, you would be able

to know
 How to the access an array elements.
 Initialize an array.

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 Recap

Arrays: definition & declaration.

 One dimensional arrays.
 Two-dimensional arrays.
 Three-dimensional arrays.

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 Accessing array elements
 A particular array can be accessed by
specifying appropriate subscript or index
number with the array name.
 To assign a value from out side the array by
using assignment operator.

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 Example of accessing array elements

Example1
matrix [0][3]=1;
the value ‘1’ is assigned to the element
at first row and fourth column.
0 1 2
0 3

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 Array initialization

 Array elements can be initialized within their

declaration statements in the same manner

as variables.
 The initialization elements must be included
within braces { }.

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 General form of initialization of array
Datatype variable name [size]={list of values};

 The values in the list are separated by commas.

Example:
int a[5]={2,3,5,6,7};

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 General form of initialization of array

 Suppose you enter three values only out of five

values, then the array takes the three values
and the remaining two positions are zero.
For example,
int a[5]={2,3,5};
The array takes
int a[5]={2,3,5,0,0};

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 Example of array initialization

char name[5]={‘a’, ’r’, ’r’, ’a’, ’y’};

Here name is array name.
array size is 5.
name[0] is initialized ‘a’,
name[1] is initialized ‘r’,
name[2] is initialized ‘r’,
name[3] is initialized ‘a’,
name[4] is initialized ‘y’.

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Simple program using initialization of arrays
#include<stdio.h> List of
initialized
main( ) values
Output:
{ The initialized
int marks[5]={45,55,50,75,60}; marks are
45
int i; 55
50
for(i =0;i<5;i++) 75
{ 60

printf (“The initialized marks are %d \n”, marks[ i ] );

}

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 Summary

In this class, we have learnt about…

How to initialize the array elements.

How to access array elements.

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 Quiz

1.Which one is the general form of array

initialization?
a) data type array_name [size]={list of values}.
b) data type array_name [size]=[list of values].
c) data type variable name= {list of values

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 Quiz

1.Which one is the general form of array

initialization?
a) data type array_name [size]={list of values}.
b) data type array_name [size]=[list of values].
c) data type variable name= {list of values

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 Quiz

2. Choose correct statement for initializing an

array?
a) int a[5]= {1,2,3,4,5};
b) int a[5]= 1,2,3,4,5;
c) int a[5]= (1 2 3 4 5);

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 Quiz

2. Choose correct statement for initializing an

array?
a) int a[5]= {1,2,3,4,5};
b) int a[5]= 1,2,3,4,5;
c) int a[5]= (1 2 3 4 5);

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 Quiz

3. What is the output for the following problem?

char a[8]={‘k’, ’u’, ’m’, ’a’, ’r’};
printf(“%c”,a[6]);
a) r.
b) ‘\0’
c) garbage value.

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 Quiz

3. What is the output for the following problem?

char a[8]={‘k’, ’u’, ’m’, ’a’, ’r’};
printf(“%c”,a[6]);
a) r.
b) ‘\0’
c) garbage value.

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 Quiz

4. If the number of initialization is less than the

number of elements in array, what are the
remaining elements are?
a) zero.
b) one.
c) empty.

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 Quiz

4. If the number of initialization is less than the

number of elements in array, what are the
remaining elements are?
a) zero.
b) one.
c) empty.

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 Quiz

5.To assign a value from outside the array by

using which operator?
a) logical operator &.
b) assignment operator.
c) comma operator.
.

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 Quiz

5.To assign a values from outside the array by

using which operator?
a) logical operator &.
b) assignment operator.
c) comma operator.
.

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 Quiz

6. The assigning values mentioned within or

without ________?
a) parenthesis.
b) square brackets.
c) single quotes.

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 Quiz

6. The assigning values mentioned within or

without ________?
a) parenthesis.
b) square brackets.
c) single quotes.

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 Quiz

7. - - matrix[0] [5]; here where the decrement is

located?
a) 0th row 5th column.
b) 1st row 6th column.
c) 1st column 6th row.

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 Quiz

7. - - matrix[0] [5]; here where the decrement is

located?
a) 0th row 5th column.
b) 1st row 6th column.
c) 1st column 6th row.

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 Frequently Asked Questions

1. Explain how array elements can be accessed

with suitable example.
2. Explain how array initialization can be done,
its general form of initialization with suitable
example.

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