Programming in C, 3/e, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 7

Data Structure: Array

Chapter Outline

7.1  Introduction

7.2  Array Declaration

7.3  Array Initialization

7.4  Array Terminology

7.5  Characteristics of an Array

7.6  One-Dimensional Array

7.7  One-Dimensional Array and Operations

7.8  Operations with Arrays

7.9  Predefined Streams

7.10  Two-Dimensional Array and Operations

7.11  Three-or Multi-Dimensional Arrays

7.12  The sscanf() and sprintf() Functions

7.13  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 ...