Programming in C, 2nd Edition

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Data Structure: Array

Chapter Outline

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Array Initialization

7.3 Array Terminology

7.4 Characteristics of an Array

7.5 One-Dimensional Array

7.6 One-Dimensional Array and Operations

7.7 Operations with Arrays

7.8 Predefined Streams

7.9 Two-Dimensional Array and Operations

7.10 Three- or Multi-Dimensional Arrays

7.11 The sscanf() and sprintf() Functions

7.12 Drawbacks of Linear Arrays

7.1 INTRODUCTION

An array is a very popular and useful data structure used to store data elements in successive memory locations. More than one element is stored in a sequence, so it is also called a composite data structure. An array is a linear and homogeneous data structure. An array permits homogeneous data. It means that similar types ...