Urgent help needed!!How to find Number of distinct elements??

[REY619]

There is a problem I am stuck at, from yesterday. Using any loop(while, do...while, for), how to find the number of distinct elements in an array?
For example, if an array "a[5]" contains 1, 2, 1, 3, 2 then the number of distinct elements is 3. U can use if statement too.
The number of elements is known and stored in a variable "i".
Please someone help, its really urgent!!!
Thanx!

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Originally Posted by REY619

There is a problem I am stuck at, from yesterday. Using any loop(while, do...while, for), how to find the number of distinct elements in an array?
For example, if an array "a[5]" contains 1, 2, 1, 3, 2 then the number of distinct elements is 3. U can use if statement too.
The number of elements is known and stored in a variable "i".
Please someone help, its really urgent!!!
Thanx!

Dude do dis (m givin da code for C / C++)((I donno any other language))

int arr[100]; (tak acc to ur requirements)
int count=0;
for (int i=1;i<100;i++)
{flag=1;
for (int j=i;j>=0;j--)
{
if (arr[j]==arr[i-1])
{ flag=0; }
if (flag==1)
{ counter++; }
}
}

I think dat wil do!
if ya face any problem, lemme knw

[sakumar79]

Or you could sort and store them and compare two consecutive elements only. While basic sort will require more computation than above algorithm, you can get faster results with efficient sorting algorithms...

Arun

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Originally Posted by sakumar79

Or you could sort and store them and compare two consecutive elements only. While basic sort will require more computation than above algorithm, you can get faster results with efficient sorting algorithms...
Arun

I agree that efficient sorting algorithms might perform better but what if the case is like holding values for a group in serial (for example: holding marks of students). In that case you cant even think of sorting the elements of array!

Anyways you also put forward a good logic!
Great!!

[sakumar79]

In case sorting the array will mess up the data you hold, store the sorted array in another variable and process that variable...

Arun

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Originally Posted by sakumar79

In case sorting the array will mess up the data you hold, store the sorted array in another variable and process that variable...
Arun

dude!
consider the memory limitations, just for a step you will create a new array!
thats nt gud!

[sakumar79]

It will depend on the actual requirement of the software... And the discretion of the programmer... whether to add to the memory requirement or to get slightly faster results...

Arun

[REY619]

THANKS a ton People!!