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## What are Arrays?
An array is a series of elements of the same data type which are stored in contiguous memory locations and can be referenced individually.
Declaration:
dataType arrayName[arraySize];
For example, an array containing 5 integer values called numbers is declared like so:
```C++
int numbers [5];
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//In the examples above, the size was fixed beforehand
```
## Types Of Arrays
There are two types of array based on way, we declare it.
There are two types of arrays based on the way we declare it.
**1**. Static array:
Those arrays whose size is defined before compile time like in the examples above, are called static arrays. In these arrays we can't change their size, once they are declared.
Those arrays whose size is defined before compile time like in the examples above, are called static arrays. In these arrays we can't change their size once they are declared.
**2**. Dynamic array:
Dynamic arrays are those arrays, whose size is not known at compile time and we can define their size at run time. These arrays are created by using **new** keyword and when done with that array we can delete that array by using the **delete** keyword.
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numbers[2] = 55; // Sets the third position (3) to the new number 55
//numbers[] is now: {1, 2, 55, 4, 5}
```
How to insert and print array elements:
```C++
int vnum[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
// change 4th element to 9
vnum[3] = 9;
// take input from the user and insert in third element
cin >> vnum[2];
// take input from the user and insert in (i+1)th element
cin >> vnum[i];
// print first element of the array
cout << vnum[0];
// print (i)th element of the array
cout >> vnum[i-1];
```