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Section 17.3 Initializing Arrays

We must initialize any variable before using it. The same holds true for arrays. The various methods are discussed in the Codecast below.

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1.

    Which of the following is correct?
  • int num[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
    
  • Correct
  • int num = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
    
  • Not quite. Try again!
  • num[4] = int{1,2, 3, 4, 5};
    
  • Not quite. Try again!
  • num[4]=int{1};
    
  • Not quite. Try again!

2.

Please declare and initialize an array of five integers and store the values 2, 7, 4, 9, -5 in the array (in this order). You should name your array "arr" and not modify any of the code to print out the array’s contents. Be sure to declare any additional variables needed.

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