C Exercises: Search an element in a row wise and column wise sorted matrix
C Array: Exercise-67 with Solution
Write a program in C to search for an element in a row wise and column wise sorted matrix.
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Sample Solution:
C Code:
#include <stdio.h>
// Function to search for an element in a sorted 2D matrix
int searchElement(int arr2D[4][4], int n, int x) {
int i = 0, j = n - 1;
// Loop to traverse the matrix diagonally
while (i < n && j >= 0) {
// If the element is found in the matrix
if (arr2D[i][j] == x) {
printf("\nThe element found at the position in the matrix is: %d, %d\n", i, j);
return 1;
}
// If the element is smaller, move down in the column
if (arr2D[i][j] < x)
i++;
// If the element is larger, move left in the row
else
j--;
}
printf("\nThe given element was not found in the 2D array.\n");
return 0;
}
int main() {
// Initializing a 4x4 2D array
int arr2D[4][4] = {
{15, 23, 31, 39},
{18, 26, 36, 43},
{25, 28, 37, 48},
{30, 34, 39, 50}
};
int v = 37;
// Printing the original 2D array in matrix form
printf("The given array in matrix form is:\n");
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
printf("%d ", arr2D[i][j]); // Print each element of the matrix
}
printf("\n");
}
// Printing the value for searching
printf("The given value for searching is: %d\n", v);
// Searching for the element in the 2D matrix
searchElement(arr2D, 4, v);
return 0;
}
Sample Output:
The given array in matrix form is : 15 23 31 39 18 26 36 43 25 28 37 48 30 34 39 50 The given value for searching is: 37 The element Found at the position in the matrix is: 2, 2
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