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Computer system
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- C programme (BETCH)
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Computer system, computer science, computer skills, computer language,
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Enter 12 values:123456789101112
Displaying Values:
test[0][0][0] = 1
test[0][0][1] = 2
test[0][1][0] = 3
test[0][1][1] = 4
test[0][2][0] = 5
test[0][2][1] = 6
test[1][0][0] = 7
test[1][0][1] = 8
test[1][1][0] = 9
test[1][1][1] = 10
test[1][2][0] = 11
test[1][2][1] = 12
STRINGS:
String Concepts
String is an array of characters that is terminated by \0 (null character). This null
character indicates the end of the string. Strings are always enclosed by double quotes ( "
" ). Whereas, character is enclosed by single quotes.
Or
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, In „C‟ language the group of characters, digits, and symbols enclosed within double
quotation ( " " ) marks are called as string otherwise a string is an array of characters and
terminated by NULL character which is denoted by the escape sequence „\0‟.
C Strings
Declaration of String: C does not support string as a data type. However, it allows us to
represent strings as character arrays. In C, a string variable is any valid C variable name and it is
always declared as an array of characters.
The general form of declaration of a string variable is :
Syntax: char string_name[size];
The size determines the number of characters in the string name.
Note: In declaration of string size must be required to mention otherwise it gives an error.
Ex: char str[]; // Invalid
char str[0]; // Invalid
char str[-1]; // Invalid
char str[10]; // Valid
char a[9]; //Valid
Using this declaration the compiler allocates 9 memory locations for the variable a
ranging from 0 to 8.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Here, the string variable a can hold maximum of 9 characters including NULL(\0)
character.
Initializing Array string
Syntax : char string_name[size]={“string” };
Note: In Initialization of the string if the specific number of character is not initialized it then
rest of all character will be initialized with NULL.
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, char str[5]={'5','+','A'};
str[0]; ---> 5
str[1]; ---> +
str[2]; ---> A
str[3]; ---> NULL
str[4]; ---> NULL
Note: In initialization of the string we can not initialized more than size of string elements.
Ex:
char str[2]={'5','+','A','B'}; // Invalid
Different ways of initialization can be done in various ways :
1 : Initilizing locations character by character.
2 : Partial array initialization.
3 : Intilization without size.
4 : Array initialization with a string .
1 : Initilizing locations character by character
Consider the following declaration with initialization,
Char b[9]={„C‟,‟O‟,‟M‟,‟P‟,‟U‟,‟T‟,‟E‟,‟R‟};
The compiler allocates 9 memory locations ranging from 0 to 8 and these locations are
initialized with the characters in the order specified. The remaining locations are automatically
initialized to null characters.
C O M P U T E R \0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 : Partial Array Initilization : If the characters to be initialized is less than the size of the
array, then the characters are stored sequentially from left to right.The remaining locations will
be initialized to NULL characters automatically.
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