In C++, We can access array element using array name and subscript/index written inside pair of square brackets [].
For Example :Suppose we have an integer array of length 5 whose name is age.
int age[5] = {8,5,2,3,7};Now we can access elements of array marks using subscript followed by array name.
- age[0] = First element of array age = 8
- age[1] = Second element of array age = 5
- age[2] = Third element of array age = 2
- age[3] = Fourth element of array age = 3
- age[4] = Last element of array age = 7
Point To Remember
Remember array indexing starts from 0. Nth element in array is at index N-1.
Remember array indexing starts from 0. Nth element in array is at index N-1.
C++ Accessing Array Elements Sample Program
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main(){ int age[7] = {8,5,2,3,7,6,7}; int i; // Printing array elements using loop for(i = 0; i < 7; i++){ // Accessing array elements using i as index cout << "Element at index " << i <<" is " << age[i]; cout << endl; } return 0; }
Output
Element at index 0 is 8 Element at index 1 is 5 Element at index 2 is 2 Element at index 3 is 3 Element at index 4 is 7 Element at index 5 is 6 Element at index 6 is 7In above program, we initialed an array named "age" of length seven. Using a for loop, we are printing every array element from index 0 to 6.