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LESSON 101 OF 667 · ARRAYS I

Accessing static array elements in C++

Lesson

Arrays are ordered, meaning each element has a numbered position known as its index. We access an array element by referring to its index number.

Arrays use zero-based indexing, so the first element in an array has an index of 0, the second element has an index of 1, etc.

We’re using bracket notation ([]) with the index after the name of the array to access the element:

string animals[] = {"cat", "dog", "parrot"};

cout << animals[0] << endl; // Output: "cat"
cout << animals[1] << endl; // Output: "dog"
cout << animals[2] << endl; // Output: "parrot"

Assignment
Follow the Coding Tutorial and let's practice with accessing elements!


Hint
Look at the examples above if you get stuck.


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