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58 changes: 58 additions & 0 deletions How to Delete in a Sorted Array in c
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// C program to implement delete operation in a
// sorted array
#include <stdio.h>

// To search a key to be deleted
int binarySearch(int arr[], int low, int high, int key);

/* Function to delete an element */
int deleteElement(int arr[], int n, int key)
{
// Find position of element to be deleted
int pos = binarySearch(arr, 0, n - 1, key);

if (pos == -1) {
printf("Element not found");
return n;
}

// Deleting element
int i;
for (i = pos; i < n - 1; i++)
arr[i] = arr[i + 1];

return n - 1;
}

int binarySearch(int arr[], int low, int high, int key)
{
if (high < low)
return -1;
int mid = (low + high) / 2;
if (key == arr[mid])
return mid;
if (key > arr[mid])
return binarySearch(arr, (mid + 1), high, key);
return binarySearch(arr, low, (mid - 1), key);
}

// Driver code
int main()
{
int i;
int arr[] = { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 };

int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
int key = 30;

printf("Array before deletion\n");
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
printf("%d ", arr[i]);

// Function call
n = deleteElement(arr, n, key);

printf("\n\nArray after deletion\n");
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
printf("%d ", arr[i]);
}