C Program to delete an element in an array


In this program, You will learn how to delete an element in an array in c.


List is: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Delete an item: 6

A new list is: 1 2 3 4 5

Example: How to delete an element in an array in c

#include<stdio.h>

int main() {

   int arr[10], i, n, num, p = 0;

   printf("Enter size of an array:");
   scanf("%d", &n);

   printf("Enter array elements:");
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
   }
   printf("Enter element for delete:");
   scanf("%d", &num);

   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       if (arr[i] == num) {
           arr[i] = arr[i + 1];
           p = 1;
       } else if (p > 0) {
           arr[i] = arr[i + 1];
       }
   }

   printf("New array list:");
   for (i = 0; i < n - p; i++) {
       printf("%d ", arr[i]);
   }

   return 0;
}

Output:

Enter size of an array:5                                                                                                               
Enter array elements:10 20 30 40 50                                                                                                    
Enter element for delete:30                                                                                                            
New array list:10 20 40 50