Arrays support various operations for manipulating and accessing elements. These operations include:
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Access: Accessing individual elements in an array by their index. This operation allows reading or modifying the value of an element.
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Insertion: Adding new elements to an array. Insertion can occur at the beginning, end, or any specific position within the array.
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Deletion: Removing elements from an array. Deletion can occur at the beginning, end, or any specific position within the array.
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Traversal: Iterating through all elements of an array to perform some operation on each element. Traversal can be done sequentially or using loop constructs such as for loops or while loops.
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Search: Searching for a specific element within an array to determine whether it exists or to find its index. Common search algorithms include linear search and binary search.
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Sorting: Arranging the elements of an array in a specific order, such as ascending or descending. Sorting algorithms like bubble sort, insertion sort, selection sort, merge sort, and quicksort are commonly used for this operation.
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Merging: Combining two arrays into a single array by appending the elements of one array to the end of the other.
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Splitting: Dividing an array into multiple smaller arrays, either by specifying a splitting point or by partitioning the array based on a condition.
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Copying: Creating a copy of an array, either shallow copy (copying references to elements) or deep copy (creating copies of the elements themselves).
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Concatenation: Combining multiple arrays into a single array by appending the elements of one array to the end of another.
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Subarray Operations: Performing operations on contiguous subsets of an array, such as finding the maximum or minimum value within a subrange, calculating the sum of elements within a subrange, or reversing a subrange.
These operations provide the foundational functionality for working with arrays and are essential for implementing algorithms and solving various computational problems in programming.
