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C++ vectors

C++ Vector Type

Adding and removing elements from vector

size() function for a vector in C++

index in C++.

C++ vectors

#include <iostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; int main() { vector<int> marks(2); // two int elements stored in variable marks marks[0] = 100; marks[1] = 200; cout << marks[0] << endl; // displaying first element cout << marks[1]; // displaying second element }

In C++, a vector is a dynamic array, which can shrink and grow in size. All the elements are stored in contiguous locations, so they can be accessed with an index. The index starts with the value 0.

To use vector we have to import vector library.

C++ Vector Type

#include <iostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; int main() { vector<int> marks(2); // two int elements stored in variable marks marks[0] = 100; marks[1] = 200; cout << marks[0] << endl; // displaying first element cout << marks[1]; // displaying second element }

During the creation of a C++ vector, the data type of its elements must be specified. Once the vector is created, the type cannot be changed.

Adding and removing elements from vector

#include <iostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; int main() { vector<int> marks(2); // two int elements stored in variable marks marks[0] = 100; marks[1] = 200; cout << marks[0] << endl; // displaying first element cout << marks[1]; // displaying second element }

In C++, we use push_back() to add an element to a vector, and pop_back() to remove an element from vector.

size() function for a vector in C++

#include <iostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; int main() { vector<int> marks(2); // two int elements stored in variable marks marks[0] = 100; marks[1] = 200; cout << marks[0] << endl; // displaying first element cout << marks[1]; // displaying second element }

In C++, we use .size() function to get the number of elements in a vector.

index in C++.

#include <iostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; int main() { vector<int> marks(2); // two int elements stored in variable marks marks[0] = 100; marks[1] = 200; cout << marks[0] << endl; // displaying first element cout << marks[1]; // displaying second element }

In C++, to access a vector or an array element we use the index. The index starts from the value 0.

Vectors
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    Now we know how to create a vector, we can also initialize a vector, giving it values, as we are creating it in the same line. For example, instead of just creating a double vector named location:…
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    Now that we have a vector, how do we access an individual element? This is where index comes into play. An index refers to an element’s position within an ordered list. Vectors are 0-indexed, me…
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    not only stores the elements; it also stores the size of the vector: size The .size() function returns the num…
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    So what happens when you want to change each of the values within a vector? You can use a for loop! For example, suppose we have an int vector that looks like this: ![1](https://i.imgur.com/0MQd…
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    Congratulations! You have learned about how to store groups of data into vectors in C++.  Here are some of the things that we learned: - Vectors are a sequence of elements that you can access by…

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