Arrays Applications of Computer Programming in Earth Sciences Instructor: Dr. Cheng-Chien LiuCheng-Chien Liu Department of Earth Sciences National Cheng Kung University Last updated: 10 November 2004 Chapter 10

Introduction  Arrays A collection of data storage locations, each of which holds the same type of data. Element Ex 11-1: using an integer array  Writing past the end of an array Ex 11-2

Initialization and declaration  Initialization  Declaration Ex 11-3  Read/write in files  Arrays of objects Ex 11-4  Multidimensional arrays  Initializing multidimensional arrays

Memory  Arrays of pointers  Declaring arrays of the free stores  A pointers to an array versus an array of pointers  Pointers and array names Ex 11-7  Deleting arrays on the free store

Char arrays  Ex 11-8: filling an array  Ex 11-9: filling an array by a whole line  Ex 11-10: strcpy  Ex 11-11: strncpy