# C++ Program to Implement Sparse Array

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A sparse matrix is a matrix in which majority of the elements are 0. An example for this is given as follows.

The matrix given below contains 5 zeroes. Since the number of zeroes is more than half the elements of the matrix, it is a sparse matrix.

0 0 9
5 0 8
7 0 0

## Algorithm

Begin
Declare a 2D array a[10][10] to the integer datatype.
Initialize some values of array.
Declare i, j, count to the integer datatype.
Initialize count = 0.
Declare row, col to the integer datatype.
Initialize row = 3, col = 3.
for (i = 0; i < row; ++i) {
for (j = 0; j < col; ++j)
if (a[i][j] == 0)
count++.
Print “The matrix is:” .
for (i = 0; i < row; ++i)
for (j = 0; j < col; ++j)
Print the values of array.
Print “The number of zeros in the matrix are”.
if (count > ((row * col)/ 2)) then
Print "This is a sparse matrix".
else
Print "This is not a sparse matrix".
End.

## Example

Live Demo

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main () {
int a[10][10] = { {0, 0, 9} , {5, 0, 8} , {7, 0, 0} };
int i, j, count = 0;
int row = 3, col = 3;
for (i = 0; i < row; ++i) {
for (j = 0; j < col; ++j) {
if (a[i][j] == 0)
count++;
}
}
cout<<"The matrix is:"<<endl;
for (i = 0; i < row; ++i) {
for (j = 0; j < col; ++j) {
cout<<a[i][j]<<" ";
}
cout<<endl;
}
cout<<"The number of zeros in the matrix are "<< count <<endl;
if (count > ((row * col)/ 2))
cout<<"This is a sparse matrix"<<endl;
else
cout<<"This is not a sparse matrix"<<endl;
return 0;
}

## Output

The matrix is:
0 0 9
5 0 8
7 0 0
The number of zeros in the matrix are 5
This is a sparse matrix
Published on 18-Jun-2019 12:49:32