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Arrays

One-Dimensional Arrays

• A list of values with the same data


type that are stored using a single
group name (array name).
• Elements of the array are stored in
consecutive memory location.
• Only One dimension
• General array declaration statement:
data-type array-name[number-of-
items];
• Example
float arr[SIZE];
One-Dimensional Arrays
(cont.)
• Individual elements of the array can be
accessed by specifying the name of the
array and the element's index:
arr[3]
• Warning: indices assume values from 0
to number-of-items -1 !!
One-Dimensional Arrays (cont.)

The array name arr


identifies the starting
location of the array

arr[0] arr[1] arr[2] arr[3] arr[4]

element 4

Skip over 3 elements to


get the starting
location of element 4

Start
here
Some array terminology

• Size-No.of elements in an array is called


the size of the array.
• Type-The kind of values it can store.
• Array name-name of array
• Base or index address-memory location
where the first element of the array is
located.
Some Array Terminology
size
Array name

Index - also called a subscript


mark[50] - must be an int,
- or an expression that evaluates to an int

mark[5] Indexed variable - also called an


element or subscripted variable

Value of the indexed variable


mark[2] - also called an element of the array

mark[2] = 32;
Note that "element" may refer to either a single indexed
variable in the array or the value of a single indexed variable.
Memory representation

1st 2nd 3rd …… Nth


elem elem elem elem
ent ent ent ent
Array[ Array[ Array[ Array[n-
0] 1] 2] 1]
Example
Memory address
calculation
• Address of A[I]=
Base Address + size * (I - Lower Bound)
• Normally Lower Bound is 0,In some
programming language it will differ.
Memory address
calculation
Question

• Given an array int


marks[]={99,67,85,32,48,55,52};
Calculate the address of marks[4],if the
base address is 1000.
Solution

• Address of A[I]=
Base Address + size * (I - Lower Bound)
Here,
Base address=1000, I=4, Lower
Bound=0
Size of Int=2
Marks[4]=1000+ 2*(4-0) = 1008
Question

• Suppose an array A[10 … 20] is stored


in a memory whose starting address is
4000.Find the address of A[15]?
Solution

• Base address=4000
• I=15,Lower Bound=10
• Size-2
• Address of A[I]=B.A + size*(I-
Lower bound)
• Address of A[15]=4000+2*(15-10)
=4010
Thank You

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