{"id":6428,"date":"2015-04-14T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=6428"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:29:03","slug":"what-are-arrays-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/what-are-arrays-again\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Arrays, Again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in August, one of our interns told us why arrays aren&#8217;t actually very frightening. However, if you&#8217;re anything like me, that information might have&#8230;slipped. So I decided to take another look at arrays!<\/p>\n<p>What is an array, anyway? &#8220;In essence, an array is a set or group of values of a particular data type, such as an integer. However, rather than having to declare each and every integer by name, we only have to declare the array itself; the compiler will assign a location number to the elements of the array based on where they are located within the array,&#8221; says James. This is a convenient way of keeping track of a series of inputs you&#8217;re providing to your system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2141\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/3D-array.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/3D-array.gif\" alt=\"Visualization of a 3D array from somebody.\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visualization of a 3D array from somebody.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/index.php\/arrays-theyre-not-so-scary\/\">his blog post<\/a> and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-6428 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='6428' data-nonce='ac068a413b' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-6428 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-6428 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='6428' data-nonce='ac068a413b' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-6428 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-6428 status align-left'>Be the 1st to vote.<\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in August, one of our interns told us why arrays aren&#8217;t actually very frightening. However, if you&#8217;re anything like me, that information might have&#8230;slipped. 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