How to Iterate Through Array of Structs in C?
Last Updated :
01 Mar, 2024
In C, while working with an array of structs we have to iterate through each struct in an array to perform certain operations or access its members. In this article, we will learn how to iterate through an array of the structs in C.
Iterate Over of an Array of Structures
To iterate through an array of the structures in C, we can simply use a loop (for loop or a while loop) and access each struct in the array using the array indexing, and then we can access every member using the member name.
C Program to Iterate Over an Array of Structs
The below example demonstrates how we can iterate through an array of structs and access each struct in C.
C
#include <stdio.h>
struct Person {
int id;
char name[20];
int age;
};
int main()
{
struct Person people[] = { { 1, "Ram" , 20 },
{ 2, "Mohan" , 25 },
{ 3, "Ria" , 30 } };
int numPeople = sizeof (people) / sizeof (people[0]);
for ( int i = 0; i < numPeople; i++) {
printf ( "Person Id: %d, Name: %s, Age: %d\n" ,
people[i].id, people[i].name, people[i].age);
}
return 0;
}
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Output
Person Id: 1, Name: Ram, Age: 20
Person Id: 2, Name: Mohan, Age: 25
Person Id: 3, Name: Ria, Age: 30
Time Complexity: O(N), here n is the number of elements in the array of structs.
Auxilliary Space: O(1)
Note: We can also use a pointer to iterate through the array and access each element’s members using the arrow operator (->
).
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