Confusing Array in C ( Array Representation and Initialization )

Definition Of Array:

A Collection Of Homogeneous type Variable.

Syntax:

data-type variable[ boundary ];

Example:

int a[100]
here 'a' has 100 integer variable.
a[0],a[1],a[2].....a[99].

In Array, the value storing may differ sometimes. Refer to the following two programs. By those two programs, we understand how to store values in the array.

Simple Program for Understanding Array Initialization: Example Program: 1

/*  Example Program For Array In C Programming Language
    little drops @ thiyagaraaj.com
    Coded By:THIYAGARAAJ MP             */

// Header Files
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

//Main Function
void main()
{
     // Variable Declaration
	 char Name[5]="gotfried";

	clrscr(); //clear the screen

	printf("%s",Name);
	getch();
}

Output:

Too many initializers.

Description:

The above program will not work, because the value initialized is out of array bound. And so,error will occur during compilation. The below program eradicates this error.

Simple Program for Understanding Array Initialization: Example Program: 2

/*  Example Program For Array In C Programming Language
    little drops @ thiyagaraaj.com
    Coded By:THIYAGARAAJ MP             */

// Header Files
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

//Main Function
void main()
{
    // Variable Declaration
	char Name[5];
	int i=0;
	clrscr(); //clear the screen

	Name[0]='g';
	Name[1]='o';
	Name[2]='t';
	Name[3]='f';
	Name[4]='r';
	Name[5]='i';
	Name[6]='e';
	Name[7]='d';

	while(i<8)
	{
		printf("%c",Name[i]);
		i++;
	}
	 
	getch();
}

Output:

gotfried

Description:

The above program will work because the array initialization is correct in this case. At first, the array is declared with the array bound of 5, but at the time compilation, the compiler doesn’t bother about the declaration. At the time of compilation, array initialization is taken into account and the action is performed.

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