Programming I (in C++)

Chapter : 5
Arrays and Strings

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 Outline of Topics
Arrays
One-Dimensional Arrays
Accessing Array Elements
Representation of Arrays in Memory
Strings
Reading a String from the Keyboard
Some C++ Library Functions for Strings
Using the Null

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Array is a collection of variables of the same type
that are referred to by a common name.
Arrays offer a convenient means of grouping together
several related variables, in one dimension or more
dimensions:
Ex: product part numbers:
int part_numbers[] = {123, 326, 178, 1209};
student scores:
int scores[10] = {1, 3, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4};
characters:
char alphabet[5] = {’A’, ’B’, ’C’, ’D’, ’E’};
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names:
char names[][40] =
{“Peter”, “Mary”, “Lisa”, “John”, "George-
Simon"};
3D coordinates:
vector coordinates[4][3] =
{{0, 0, 0},
{1, 0, 1},
{1, 0, 5}
{4, 7, 9}};

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One-Dimensional Arrays

A one-dimensional array is a list of related variables.

The general form of a one-dimensional array
declaration is:
type variable_name[size];
type: base type of the array, determines the data type of
each element in the array.
size: how many elements the array will hold
variable_name: the name of the array

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Examples:
int sample[10];
float float_numbers[100];
char last_name[40];

Accessing Array Elements

An individual element within an array is accessed by use of an
index.
An index describes the position of an element within an array.
Note : In C++ the first element has the index zero.

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Example: Load the array sample with the numbers 02 through 92
#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
int sample[10]; // reserves for 10 integers
int t;
// initialize the array
for(t=0; t<10; ++t) sample[t] = t*t;
// display the array
for(t=0; t<10; ++t)
cout << sample[t] << ‘ ‘;
return(0);
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Representation of Arrays in Memory
In C++, any array is mapped to a contiguous memory
location.
All memory elements reside next to each other.
The lowest address corresponds to the first element,
and the highest address to the last element.

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Example:
int a[8];
int j;
for(j=0; j<8; j++) a[j] = 7-j;
Then the memory representation of array a
looks like this:

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Example: Finding the Maximum
#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
int i, max = 0;
int list[100]; // initialize the array with random values
for(i=0; i<100; i++) list[i] = rand(); // find maximum value
for(i=0; i<100; i++)
if(max < list[i]) max = list[i];
cout << “Maximum value: “ << max;
return(0);
}
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No Array-to-Array Assignments
You cannot assign one array to another in C++.
The following is illegal:
int a[10], b[10];
// do something
// assign all elements of array b to array a
a = b; // error -- illegal
Instead, you have to do the assignments for each element:
int i;
// assign all elements of array b to array a
for(i=0; i<10; i++) a[i] = b[i];

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No Bounds Checking
C++ performs no bounds checking on arrays.
Nothing will stop you from overrunning the end of an
array:
You will assign values to some other variables´ data!!!
You might even write into a piece of the program
code!!!

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For example, you can compile and run the following
program, even though the array crash is being
overrun:
// An incorrect program. Do not execute!
int main()
{
int crash[10], i;
for(i=0; i<100; i++) crash[i] = i;
return(1);
}

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Strings
The most common use for one-dimensional arrays is to
store strings of characters.
In C++, a string is defined as a character array
terminated by a null symbol (‘\0’).

To declare an array str that could hold a 10-character

string, one would write:
char str[11];
Specifying the size as11 makes room for the null at the
end of the string.
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Some examples of string constants in C++ are:
"hello there"
"I like C++."
"#$%§@@+*"
"\""
"\"\""
"\\"
""
The null string, ““, only contains the null terminator
and represents the empty string.

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Reading a String from the Keyboard
How to read a string entered from the keyboard?
Make an array, that will receive the string, the target of
a cin stream.
The following program reads (part of) a string entered
by the user:

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#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
char str[80];
cout << “Enter a string: “;
cin >> str; // read string from keyboard
cout << “Here is your string: “;
cout << str;
return(0);
}
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Problem: Entering the string “This is a test”, the above
program only returns “This”, not the entire sentence.
Reason: The C++ input/output system stops reading a
string when the first whitespace character is
encountered.
Solution: Use another C++ library function,
gets().

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <cstdio.h>
int main()
{
char str[80]; // long enough for user input?
cout << “Enter a string: “;
gets(str); // read a string from the keyboard
cout << “Here is your string: “;
cout << str << endl;
return(0);
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Some C++ Library Functions for Strings
C++ supports a range of string-manipulation functions.
The most common are:

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strcpy(to_string,from_string) — String Copy:
#include <iostream.h>
#include <cstring.h>
int main()
{
char a[10];
strcpy(a, “hello”);
cout << a;
return(0);
}
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strlen(string) — String Length strlen(str) returns the
length of the string pointed to bystr, i.e., the number
of characters excluding the null terminator.
#include <iostream.h>
#include <cstdio.h>
#include <cstring.h>
int main()
{
char str[80];
cout << “Enter a string: “;
gets(str);
cout << “Length is: “ << strlen(str);
return(0);}
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strcat(string_1, string_2) — Concatenation of Strings
The strcat() function appends s2 to the end of s1. String s2 is
unchanged.
// includes ...
int main()
{
char s1[21], s2[11];
strcpy(s1, “hello”);
strcpy(s2, “ there”);
strcat(s1, s2);
cout << s1 << endl;
cout << s2 << endl;
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strcmp( string_1, string_2) — Comparison of Strings
The strcmp(str_1, str_2) function compares two strings and
returns the following result:
• str_1 == str_2 : 0
• str_1 > str_2 : positive number
• str_1 < str_2 : negative number
The strings are compared lexicographically (i.e., according to
dictionary order):
a < aa < aaa < … < b < ba < bb < … < bz < baa < … < abca <
abd < ...

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// Comparing strings
#include <iostream.h>
#include <cstring.h>
#include <cstdio.h>
int main()
{
char str[80];
cout << “Enter password: “;
gets(str);
if(strcmp(str, “password”)) {
// strings differ
cout << “Invalid password.\n”;}
else cout << “Logged on.\n”;
return(0);
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Using the Null Terminator
Operations on strings can be simplified using the fact that all strings
are null-terminated.
// Convert a string to uppercase
// ... includes ...
int main()
{
char str[80];
int i;
strcpy(str, “this is a test”);
for(i=0; str[i]; i++)
str[i] = toupper(str[i]);
cout << str; return(0); }

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5.3. Two Dimensional Array
Two-Dimensional Arrays
A two-dimensional array is a list of one-dimensional arrays.
To declare a two-dimensional integer array
two_dim of size 10,20 we would write:
int matrix[3][4];
This corresponds to a table with 3 rows and 4 columns (for
example).

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We can generate the array above by using this program:
#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
int row=3, col=4;
int matrix[row][col];
for(row=0; row < 3; ++row) {
for(col=0; col < 4; ++col) {
matrix[row][col] = (row*4)+ col +1;
cout << matrix[row][col] << ‘ ‘;
}
cout << ‘\n’;
}
return(0);}
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Memory Allocation for Two-Dimensional Arrays
Storage for all array elements is determined at compile
time.
The memory used to hold an array is required the entire
time that the array is in existence.
The following formula determines the number of bytes
of memory that will be allocated:
bytes = rows * columns * number_of_bytes_in_type
For example, an integer array (with two-byte integers)
with
dimensions 100,100 would require 100 * 100 * 2 =
20,000 bytes.
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Multidimensional Arrays
C++ allows arrays with more than two dimensions.
The general form of an N-dimensional array declaration is:
type array_name[size_1] [size_2] … [size_N];
For example, the following declaration creates a 4 x 10 x 20
character array, or a matrix of strings:
char string_matrix[4][10][20];
This requires 4 * 10 * 20 = 800 bytes.
If we scale the matrix by 10, i.e. to a 40 x 100 x 20 array, then
80,000 bytes are needed.

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Array Initialization
The general form of array initialization is similar to that of other
variables:
type array-name[size] = {list-of-values};
The list-of-values has to be a comma-separated list of constants
that are type-compatible with the base type of the array.
In the following example, a 10-element float array is initialized
with the numbers 1.0 through 10.0:
float i[10] = {1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6,7,8,9,10};
Therefore, i[0] will have the value1.0, and i[9] will have the
value10.0.
.
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Character Array Initialization
Character arrays that will hold strings allow a shorthand
initialization that takes this form:
char array-name[size] = “string”;
For example, the following code fragment initializes str to the
phrase “hello”:
char str[6] = “hello”;
This is the same as writing
char str[6] = {‘h’, ‘e’, ‘l’, ‘l’, ‘o’, ‘\0’};
Remember that one has to make sure to make the array long
enough to include the null terminator.

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Multi-Dimensional Array Initialization
Multi-dimensional arrays are initialized the same way as one
dimensional arrays.
For example, the following code fragment initializes an array
squares with the numbers 1 through 10 and their squares:

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For better readability, especially for multi-dimensional arrays,
one can use subaggregate grouping by adding braces
accordingly. The same declaration as above can also be
written as:

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The following program uses the squares array to find the root of
a number entered by the user.
#include <iostream.h> // declaration of squares array goes here
int main()
{
int i, j;
cout << “Enter a number 1<=i<=100: “;
cin >> i; // look up i
for(j=0; j<10; j++)
if(squares[j][1] == i) {
cout << "Root: " << squares[j][0];
return(0);}
cout << "No integer root."; return(0);\
}
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Arrays of Strings
An array of strings is a special form of a two-dimensional array.
• The size of the left index determines the number of strings.
• The size of the right index specifies the maximum length of
each string.
For example, the following declares an array of 30 strings, each
having a maximum length of 80 characters (with one extra
character for the null terminator):
char string_array[30][81];

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For accessing an individual string, one simply specifies only the
left index:
firstString = string_array[0];
sixthString = string_array[5];
The following example calls the gets() function with the third
string in the array:
gets(string_array[2]);

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 Lab Exercise(Mon)

1) What is the effect of pre and post increment operations in Arithmetic

operations? Explain the difference between the following codes.
a)
int a=4, b=3, c;
c=++a - b;
cout<<a<<'\t'<<b<<'\t'<<c;

b)
int a=4, b=3, c;
c = a++ - b;
cout<<a<<'\t'<<b<<'\t'<<c;

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 Lab Exercise(Wed)

1) What is the effect of pre and post increment operations in Arithmetic

operations? Explain the difference between the following codes.
a)
int a=5, b=4, c;
c = ++a - b;
cout<<a<<'\t'<<b<<'\t'<<c;

b)
int a=5, b=4, c;
c = a++ - b;
cout<<a<<'\t'<<b<<'\t'<<c;

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