Three dimension Array in C programming language

Three dimensional Array in C programming language

In this tutorial, we will discuss Three dimension Array in C programming language

In the C programming language, an array is a fixed size of a sequential collection of elements of the same data type. An array can represent a list of number(int), name(String), floating point value or another data type of similar elements. It is one of the way of grouping similar type of data in a single unit

There are three type of array in C programming language

One dimension array
Two dimension array
Three dimension array

Three dimension array in C

Collection of two-dimensional arrays create a three-dimensional array. The multidimensional array can be defined as an array of arrays

Three-d array is one of the complex data structure

Declaration of three dimension array

Syntax

Data_type Array_name[size][size][size];

Example -1 integer array

int marks[2][3][4];

Example -2 char array

char alphabet[4][3][3];

initializing methods

method 1

Syntax for initialization

array_name[index_1][index_2][index_3]=value;

Example for initialization

age[0][0][0]=34;//first element of array

// we can assign the value to every index, like this

Display element of an array

printf(array_Name[index_1][index_2][index_3]);

Example

printf(marks[0][0][0]); //display first element of array

program 1

Initializing and printing every element based in an index

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    int age[2][2][3];//Array declaration
    printf("Simple example for 3D array in C\n\n");
    age[0][0][0]=46;//Initiation
    age[0][0][1]=52;
    age[0][0][2]=23;
    age[0][1][0]=12;
    age[0][1][1]=27;
    age[0][1][2]=36;
    age[1][0][0]=67;
    age[1][0][1]=53;
    age[1][0][2]=26;
    age[1][1][0]=36;
    age[1][1][1]=45;
    age[1][1][2]=56;

    printf("age[0][0][0] value is :%d\n",age[0][0][0]);
    printf("age[0][0][1] value is :%d\n",age[0][0][1]);
    printf("age[0][0][2] value is :%d\n",age[0][0][2]);
    printf("age[0][1][0] value is :%d\n",age[0][1][0]);
    printf("age[0][1][1] value is :%d\n",age[0][1][1]);
    printf("age[0][1][2] value is :%d\n",age[0][1][2]);
    printf("age[1][0][0] value is :%d\n",age[1][0][0]);
    printf("age[1][0][1] value is :%d\n",age[1][0][1]);
    printf("age[1][0][2] value is :%d\n",age[1][0][2]);
    printf("age[1][1][0] value is :%d\n",age[1][1][0]);
    printf("age[1][1][1] value is :%d\n",age[1][1][1]);
    printf("age[1][1][2] value is :%d\n",age[1][1][2]);
    getch();
    return 0;
}

When we execute the above program, it produces the following result

Simple example for 3D array in C

age[0][0][0] value is :46
age[0][0][1] value is :52
age[0][0][2] value is :23
age[0][1][0] value is :12
age[0][1][1] value is :27
age[0][1][2] value is :36
age[1][0][0] value is :67
age[1][0][1] value is :53
age[1][0][2] value is :26
age[1][1][0] value is :36
age[1][1][1] value is :45
age[1][1][2] value is :56

At the above program, there is a three-dimension Array printed by index base.

method 2

Initializing the whole element in few lines and printing every element in index base

Example for initialization

int marks=[2][3][4]=  //declaration
{
{45,67,54,34},{98,65,6,43},{92,48,62,57}},//initialization
{{67,23,81,45},{70,54,27,83},{67,03,51,82,}}
};

program 2

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
    int marks[2][3][2]={
        {{34,57},{77,79},{64,68}},
        {{62,53},{25,83},{36,76}},
        };
   printf("marks[0][0][0]=%d\n", marks[0][0][0]);
     printf("marks[0][0][1]=%d\n", marks[0][0][1]);
      printf("marks[0][1][0]=%d\n", marks[0][1][0]);
       printf("marks[0][1][1]=%d\n", marks[0][1][1]);
        printf("marks[0][2][0]=%d\n", marks[0][2][0]);
         printf("marks[0][2][1]=%d\n", marks[0][2][1]);
          printf("marks[1][0][0]=%d\n", marks[1][0][0]);
           printf("marks[1][0][1]=%d\n", marks[1][0][1]);
            printf("marks[1][1][0]=%d\n", marks[1][1][0]);
             printf("marks[1][1][1]=%d\n", marks[1][1][1]);
              printf("marks[1][2][0]=%d\n", marks[1][2][0]);
               printf("marks[1][2][1]=%d\n", marks[1][2][1]);
               getch();
               getch();

    return 0;
}

When we execute the above program, it produces the following result

marks[0][0][0]=34
marks[0][0][1]=57
marks[0][1][0]=77
marks[0][1][1]=79
marks[0][2][0]=64
marks[0][2][1]=68
marks[0][0][0]=62
marks[1][0][1]=53
marks[1][1][0]=25
marks[1][1][1]=83
marks[1][2][0]=36
marks[1][2][1]=76

initializing using nested for loop

for(i=0; i<arraysize1;i++){
      for(j=0; j<arraysize2;j++){
               for(k=0; k<arraysize3;k++){
scanf("%d",&array_name[i][j][k]);
                                     }
                    }
}

Display element using nested for loop

for(i=0; i<2;i++){       
       for(j=0; j<3;j++){                
            for(k=0; k<4;k++){          
printf("%d",marks[i][j][k])
}
                     } 
}

Program 3

initializing every element usingnested for loop and printing every element using nested for loop

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    int marks[3][2][2];//array declaration in C
    int i,j,k;//variable declaration
    printf("Enter the elements of the array\n");
    for(i=0; i<3; i++){
        for(j=0; j<2; j++){
           for(k=0; k<2; k++){
                printf("marks[%d][%d][%d]=",i,j,k);
           scanf("%d",&marks[i][j][k]);

           }
    }

    }
        printf("..................\n\n");
        printf("Display entered elements\n\n");

        for(i=0; i<3; i++){
        for(j=0; j<2; j++){
           for(k=0; k<2; k++){
                printf("marks[%d][%d][%d]=\n",i,j,k,marks[i][j][k]);
    }
        }
        }

    getch();
    return 0;
}

When we execute the above program, it produces the following result

Enter elements of array

marks[0][0][0]=36
marks[0][0][1]=42
marks[0][1][0]=58
marks[0][1][1]=93
marks[1][0][0]=16
marks[1][0][1]=79
marks[1][1][0]=83
marks[1][1][1]=48
marks[2][0][0]=72
marks[2][0][1]=39
marks[2][1][0]=63
marks[2][1][1]=26
.........................
Display entered elements

marks[0][0][0]=36
marks[0][0][1]=42
marks[0][1][0]=58
marks[0][1][1]=93
marks[1][0][0]=16
marks[1][0][1]=79
marks[1][1][0]=83
marks[1][1][1]=48
marks[2][0][0]=72
marks[2][0][1]=39
marks[2][1][0]=63
marks[2][1][1]=26

Program 4

initializing every element using nested for loop and printing every element using nested while loop

Display element using nested while loop in C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    int marks[2][3][4]={
    {{45,67,87,43},{46,35,79,26},{52,48,55,66}},
    {{25,57,97,43},{57,27,54,44},{66,79,50,59}},

    };
    int i=0;
    while(i<=1){
        int j=0;
       while(j<=2){
            int k=0;
          while(k<=3){
              printf("Students marks is :%d\n",marks[i][j][k]);
        k++;
    }
       j++;
    }
    i++;
    }
    getch();
    return 0;
}

When we execute above program, it produces the following result

Student marks is :45
Student marks is :67
Student marks is :87
Student marks is :43
Student marks is :46
Student marks is :35
Student marks is :79
Student marks is :26
Student marks is :52
Student marks is :48
Student marks is :55
Student marks is :66
Student marks is :25
Student marks is :57
Student marks is :97
Student marks is :43
Student marks is :57
Student marks is :27
Student marks is :54
Student marks is :45
Student marks is :44
Student marks is :66
Student marks is :79
Student marks is :50
Student marks is :59

Program 5

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
    int marks[2][2][3];
    int i=0;
    printf("Enter student marks to array\n");
    while(i<=1){
        int j=0;
        while(j<=1){
            int k=0;
            while(k<=2){
                    scanf("%d",&marks[i][j][k]);
                    k++;
            }   j++;
        }   i++;
    }
    printf("\nHere your student marks\n\n");
    int m=0;
    while(m<=1){
        int n=0;
        while(n<=1){
            int l=0;
            while(l<=2){
                printf("marks[%d][%d][%d]= %d\n",m,n,l, marks[m][n][l]);
                l++;
            }
            n++;
        }
        m++;
    }
    getch();
    return 0;
}

When we execute above program, it produces the following result

Enter student marks to array
45
67
78
98
70
84
37
62
50
61
37
89

Here your student marks

marks[0][0][0]=45
marks[0][0][1]=45
marks[0][0][2]=45
marks[0][1][0]=45
marks[0][1][1]=45
marks[0][1][2]=45
marks[1][0][0]=45
marks[1][0][1]=45
marks[1][0][2]=45
marks[1][1][0]=45
marks[1][1][1]=45
marks[1][1][2]=45

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