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81 changes: 52 additions & 29 deletions arrays/arrays.c
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#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

typedef struct Array {
int capacity; // How many elements can this array hold?
int count; // How many states does the array currently hold?
char **elements; // The string elements contained in the array
typedef struct Array
{
int capacity; // How many elements can this array hold?
int count; // How many states does the array currently hold?
char **elements; // The string elements contained in the array
} Array;


/************************************
*
* CREATE, DESTROY, RESIZE FUNCTIONS
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/*****
* Allocate memory for a new array
*****/
Array *create_array (int capacity) {
// Allocate memory for the Array struct

// gcc -o arrays arrays.c
Array *create_array(int capacity)
{
// Allocate memory (malloc) for the Array struct
Array *arr = malloc(sizeof(Array));
// Set initial values for capacity and count

arr->capacity = capacity;
arr->count = 0;
// Allocate memory for elements
arr->elements = malloc(capacity * sizeof(char *));
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You can also use calloc here.

// arr->elements = calloc(capacity, sizeof(char *));

return arr;
}


/*****
* Free memory for an array and all of its stored elements
*****/
void destroy_array(Array *arr) {
void destroy_array(Array *arr)
{

// Free all elements
for (int i = 0; i < arr->count; i++)
{
arr->elements[i] = NULL;
free(arr->elements[i]);
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Good job looping through these elements and freeing them one by one.

}

// Free array

free(arr->elements);
free(arr);
}

/*****
* Create a new elements array with double capacity and copy elements
* from old to new
*****/
void resize_array(Array *arr) {
void resize_array(Array *arr)
{

// Create a new element storage with double capacity

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// Free the old elements array (but NOT the strings they point to)

// Update the elements and capacity to new values

}



/************************************
*
* ARRAY FUNCTIONS
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*
* Throw an error if the index is out of range.
*****/
char *arr_read(Array *arr, int index) {
char *arr_read(Array *arr, int index)
{

// Throw an error if the index is greater than the current count
if (arr->count < index)
{
printf("Index is higher that current count.");
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Nice error message 👍

exit(1);
}

// Otherwise, return the element at the given index
return arr->elements[index];
}


/*****
* Insert an element to the array at the given index
*****/
void arr_insert(Array *arr, char *element, int index) {
void arr_insert(Array *arr, char *element, int index)
{

// Throw an error if the index is greater than the current count

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// Copy the element and add it to the array

// Increment count by 1

}

/*****
* Append an element to the end of the array
*****/
void arr_append(Array *arr, char *element) {
void arr_append(Array *arr, char *element)
{

// Resize the array if the number of elements is over capacity
// or throw an error if resize isn't implemented yet.

if (arr->capacity < arr->count + 1)
{
resize_array(arr);
}
// Copy the element and add it to the end of the array
arr->elements[arr->count] = element;

// Increment count by 1

arr->count++;
}

/*****
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*
* Throw an error if the value is not found.
*****/
void arr_remove(Array *arr, char *element) {
void arr_remove(Array *arr, char *element)
{

// Search for the first occurence of the element and remove it.
// Don't forget to free its memory!

// Shift over every element after the removed element to the left one position

// Decrement count by 1

}


/*****
* Utility function to print an array.
*****/
void arr_print(Array *arr) {
void arr_print(Array *arr)
{
printf("[");
for (int i = 0 ; i < arr->count ; i++) {
for (int i = 0; i < arr->count; i++)
{
printf("%s", arr->elements[i]);
if (i != arr->count - 1) {
if (i != arr->count - 1)
{
printf(",");
}
}
printf("]\n");
}


#ifndef TESTING
int main(void)
{
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