Array Declaration in C

Array Declaration in C

• Array has to be declared before using it in C Program
• Array is nothing but the collection of elements of similar data types

Array Declaration Requires -

1. Data Type
2. Valid Identifier
3. Size of Array

Declaration tells to Compiler ?

1. Type of the Array
2. Name of the Array
3. Number of Dimension
4. Number of Elements in Each Dimension

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Syntax :

data_type array_name  [size1][size2].....[sizen];

1. data_type : Data Type of Each Element of the array
2. Array_name: Valid variable name
3. [size1][size2].....[sizen]: Dimensions of the Array

Examples : 1

// Array of 10 integer roll numbers  
int roll[10]   

Examples : 2

// Array of 80 characters 
char name[80]  

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Tags / Keywords : | Array, Declaration, syntax

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