Arrays, Part 1 of 2
Topics
Definition of a Data Structure Definition of an Array Array Declaration, Initialization, and Access Program Example Using Arrays
Reading
Sections 6.1 - 6.5 (second part of the book)
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Data Types
So far, we have seen only simple data types,
such as int, float, and char. Simple variables can hold only one value at any time during program execution, although that value may change. A data structure is a data type that can hold multiple values at the same time. (Synonyms: complex data type, composite data type) The array is one kind of data structure.
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Arrays
An array is a group of related data items that all have the same name and the same data type. Arrays can be of any data type we choose. Arrays are static in that they remain the same size throughout program execution. An arrays data items are stored contiguously in memory. Each of the data items is known as an element of the array. Each element can be accessed individually.
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Array Declaration and Initialization
int numbers[ 5 ] ;
The name of this array is numbers. This declaration sets aside a chunk of memory that is big enough to hold 5 integers. It does not initialize those memory locations to 0 or any other value. They contain garbage. Initializing an array may be done with an array initialization, as in : int numbers[ 5 ] = { 5, 2, 6, 9, 3 } ;
numbers
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Accessing Array Elements
Each element in an array has a subscript (index) associated with it. Subscripts are integers and begin at zero. numbers 5 2 6 9 always 3 Values of individual 0 elements 1 2 3 can 4 be accessed by indexing into the array. For example,
printf(The third element = %d.\n, numbers[ 2 ] ) ;
would give the output
The third element = 6.
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Accessing Array Elements (cont)
A subscript can also be an expression that evaluates to an integer.
numbers[ (a + b) * 2 ] ;
Caution! It is a logical error when a subscript
evaluates to a value that is out of range for the particular array. Some systems will handle an out-of-range error gracefully and some will not (including ours). Normally, when you see a file named core (or core*) it means you exceeded the end of an array!
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Modifying Elements
Individual elements of an array can also be modified using subscripts.
numbers[ 4 ] = 20 ; /*changes the value of the element found at subscript 4 to 20 */
Initial values may be stored in an array using indexing, rather than using an array initialization.
numbers[ 0 ] = 5 ; numbers[ 1 ] = 2 ; numbers[ 2 ] = 6 ; numbers[ 3 ] = 9 ; numbers[ 4 ] = 3 ;
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Filling Large Arrays
Since many arrays are quite large, using
an array initialization can be impractical. Large arrays are often filled using a for loop. for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) { values [ i ] = 0 ; } would set every element of the 100 element array values to 0.
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More Declarations
int score [ 39 ] , gradeCount [ 5 ];
Declares two arrays of type int. Neither array has been initialized. score contains 39 elements (one for each
student in a class). gradeCount contains 5 elements (one for each possible grade, A - F).
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Using #define for Array Sizes
#define SIZE 39 #define GRADES 5 int main ( void ) { int score [ SIZE ] ; int gradeCount [ GRADES ] ; }
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Example Using Arrays
Problem: Find the average test score and the number of As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs for a particular class. Design:
Main
Print User Instructions
Calculate Average Score
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Clean Example Using Arrays (cont)
#include <stdio.h> #define SIZE 39 /* number of tests */ #define GRADES 5 /* number of different grades: A, B, C, D, F */ void printInstructions ( void ) ; double findAverage ( double sum, int quantity ) ; int main ( void ) { int i ; /* loop counter */ int total ; /* total of all scores */ int score [ SIZE ] ; /* student scores */ int gradeCount [ GRADES ] ; /* count of As, Bs, Cs, Ds, Fs */ double average ; /* average score */ /* Print the instructions for the user */ printInstructions ( ) ;
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Clean Example Using Arrays (cont)
/* Initialize grade counts to zero */ for ( i = 0; i < GRADES; i++ ) { gradeCount [ i ] = 0 ; } /* Fill score array with scores */ for ( i = 0; i < SIZE; i++ ) { printf (Enter next score: ) ; scanf (%d , &score [ i ] ) ; }
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Clean Example Using Arrays (cont)
/* Calculate score total and count number of each grade */ for ( i = 0; i < SIZE; i++ ) { total += score [ i ] ; switch ( score [ i ] / 10 ) { case 10 : case 9 : gradeCount [ 4 ]++ ; break ; case 8 : gradeCount [ 3 ]++ ; break ; case 7 : gradeCount [ 2 ]++ ; break ; case 6 : gradeCount [ 1 ]++ ; break ; default : gradeCount [ 0 ]++ ; } } CMSC 104, Version 8/06 L22Arrays1.ppt
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Clean Example Using Arrays (cont)
/* Calculate the average score */ average = findAverage ( total, SIZE ) ;
/* Print the results */
printf (The class average is %.2f\n, average ) ; printf (There were %2d As\n, gradeCount [ 4 ] ) ; printf ( %2d Bs\n, gradeCount [ 3 ] ) ; printf ( %2d Cs\n, gradeCount [ 2 ] ) ; printf ( %2d Ds\n, gradeCount [ 1 ] ) ; printf ( %2d Fs\n, gradeCount [ 0 ] ) ; return 0 ; } /* end main */
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Clean Example Using Arrays (cont)
/***************************************************************** ** printInstructions - prints the user instructions ** Inputs: None ** Outputs: None /***************************************************************** void printInstructions ( void ) { printf (This program calculates the average score\n) ; printf (for a class of 39 students. It also reports the\n) ; printf (number of As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs. You will\n) ; printf (be asked to enter the individual scores.\n) ; }
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Clean Example Using Arrays (cont)
/*************************************************************** ** findAverage - calculates an average ** Inputs: sum - the sum of all values ** num - the number of values ** Outputs: the computed average ****************************************************************/ double findAverage ( double sum, int num ) { double average ; /* computed average */ if ( num != 0 ) { average = sum / num ; } else { average = 0 ; } return average ; }
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Improvements ?
Were trusting the user to enter valid grades. Lets add input error checking. If we arent handling our array correctly, its possible that we may be evaluating garbage rather than valid scores. Well handle this by adding all the cases for Fs (0 - 59) to our switch
structure and using the default case for reporting errors. We still have the magic numbers 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0 that are the quality points associated with grades. Lets use symbolic constants for these values.
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Improved Program
#include <stdio.h> #define SIZE 39 #define GRADES 5 #define A 4 #define B 3 #define C 2 #define D 1 #define F 0 #define MAX 100 #define MIN 0 /* number of scores /* number of different grades: A, B, C, D, F /* As position in grade count array /* Bs position in grade count array /* Cs position in grade count array /* Ds position in grade count array /* Fs position in grade count array /* maximum valid score /* minimum valid score */ */ */ */ */ */ */ */ */
void printInstructions ( void ) ; double findAverage ( double sum, int quantity ) ;
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Improved Program (contd)
int main ( void ) { int i ; /* loop counter */ int total ; /* total of all scores */ int score [SIZE] ; /* student scores */ int gradeCount [GRADES] ; /* count of As, Bs, Cs, Ds, Fs */ double average ; /* average score */
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Improved Program (contd)
/* Print the instructions for the user */ printInstructions ( ) ; /* Initialize grade counts to zero */ for ( i = 0; i < GRADES; i++ ) { gradeCount [ i ] = 0 ; }
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Improved Program (contd)
/* Fill array with valid scores */
for ( i = 0; i < SIZE; i++ ) { printf (Enter next score : ) ; scanf (%d , &score [ i ] ) ; while ( (score [ i ] < MIN) || (score [ i ] > MAX) ) { printf (Scores must be between) ; printf ( %d and %d\n, MIN, MAX) ; printf (Enter next score : ) ; scanf (%d , &score [ i ] ) ; } }
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Improved Program (contd)
/* Calculate score total and count number of each grade */ for ( i = 0 ; i < SIZE ; i++ ) { total += score [ i ] ; switch ( score [ i ] / 10 ) { case 10 : case 9 : gradeCount [A]++ ; break ; case 8 : gradeCount [B]++ ; break ; case 7 : gradeCount [C]++ ; break ; case 6 : gradeCount [D]++ ; break ; case 5 : case 4 : case 3 : case 2 : case 1 : case 0 : gradeCount [F]++ ; break;; default : printf(Error in score.\n) ; } } 104, Version 8/06 CMSC L22Arrays1.ppt
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Improved Program (contd)
/* Calculate the average score */ average = findAverage (total, SIZE) ;
/* Print the results */
printf (The class average is %.2f\n, average ) ; printf (There were %2d As\n, gradeCount [A] ) ; printf ( %2d Bs\n, gradeCount [B] ) ; printf ( %2d Cs\n, gradeCount [C] ) ; printf ( %2d Ds\n, gradeCount [D] ) ; printf ( %2d Fs\n, gradeCount [F] ) ; return 0 ; } /* end main */
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Other Improvements?
Why is main so large? Couldnt we write functions to:
Initialize an array to hold all 0s? o Fill an array with values entered by the user? o Count the grades and find the class average? o Print the results? Yes, we can as soon as we learn about passing arrays as parameters to functions in the next lecture.
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