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IOT CLOUD API An array is a collection of variables that are accessed with an index number. Arrays in the
GLOSARIO programming language, on which Arduino is based, can be complicated, but using simple
arrays is relatively straightforward.
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Creating (Declaring) an Array
Encontraste algo que pueda ser All of the methods below are valid ways to create (declare) an array.
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GitHub. int myInts[6];
int myPins[] = {2, 4, 8, 3, 6};
Dudas en como usar Github? int mySensVals[6] = {2, 4, -8, 3, 2};
Aprende todo lo que necesitas char message[6] = "hello";
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You can declare an array without initializing it as in myInts.
In myPins we declare an array without explicitly choosing a size. The compiler counts the
elements and creates an array of the appropriate size.
Finally you can both initialize and size your array, as in mySensVals. Note that when
declaring an array of type char, one more element than your initialization is required, to
the required null character.

Accessing an Array

Arrays are zero indexed, that is, referring to the array initialization above, the first eleme
the array is at index 0, hence
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mySensVals[0] == 2, mySensVals[1] == 4, and so forth.
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It also means that in an array with ten elements, index nine is the last element. Hence:
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int myArray[10]={9,3,2,4,3,2,7,8,9,11};
// myArray[9] contains 11
// myArray[10] is invalid and contains random information (other memory address)

For this reason you should be careful in accessing arrays. Accessing past the end of an ar
(using an index number greater than your declared array size - 1) is reading Help
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Unlike BASIC or JAVA, the C compiler does no checking to see if array access is within lega
bounds of the array size that you have declared.

To assign a value to an array:

mySensVals[0] = 10;

To retrieve a value from an array:

x = mySensVals[4];

Arrays and FOR Loops

Arrays are often manipulated inside for loops, where the loop counter is used as the inde
for each array element. For example, to print the elements of an array over the serial po
you could do something like this:

int i;
for (i = 0; i < 5; i = i + 1) {
Serial.println(myPins[i]);
}

Example Code

For a complete program that demonstrates the use of arrays, see the (Knight Rider exam
from the (Tutorials).

See also
LANGUAGE PROGMEM

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