How to define and assign values to arrays in the C language?
In C language, arrays can be defined and assigned values using the following methods:
- Define an array:
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- Define an array of 5 integers.
Define an array of 10 floating point numbers. - Assigning values to array elements.
- Using index assignment: You can assign a value by specifying the index position of the array.
[ ] = ; Example: numbers[0] = 1; // Assigning the value 1 to the first element of the array numbers
grades[3] = 85.5; // Assigning the value 85.5 to the fourth element of the array grades - By using a loop for assigning values: You can use a loop structure to iterate through an array and assign values one by one.
Example: for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { numbers[i] = i + 1; // Assign elements of the array numbers as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 sequentially }
Please be aware:
- The array index starts from 0, and you can access array elements using
[ ]. - The length of an array must be a constant integer, either directly specified or represented through a macro definition or variable. It is incorrect to use a variable to define the length of an array, such as in the statement int length = 5; int numbers[length];.
- It is possible to assign values to an array while defining it, such as int numbers[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};, which defines an array of 5 integers and assigns values of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to its elements in order.