Chapter 8, Problem 1RQE

The ________ indicates the number of elements, or values, an array can hold.

Program Description Answer

The “size declarator” represents the number of elements that the array can hold.

Explanation of Solution

Array:

An array is a collection of data used to store the values of the same type.

The following is the syntax of an array:

datatype array_name[size_declarator];

• The datatype is defined as the kind of data stored.
• The array_name is a user defined name. 
• The size_declarator is the size of the array and it should be greater than zero.

Consider the following example for an array declaration:

//Declare the size of an array

int values[5];

Explanation:

• From the above example, “int” represents the data type of the array, “values[]” is the array name and the number assigned inside the brackets is the size declarator of the array.
• The size declaratory “[5]” indicates the array holds “5” elements.