How can I find the number of elements in an array?

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If you have your array in scope you can use sizeof to determine its size in bytes and use the division to calculate the number of elements:

#define NUM_OF_ELEMS 10
int arr[NUM_OF_ELEMS];
size_t NumberOfElements = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]);

If you receive an array as a function argument or allocate an array in heap you can not determine its size using the sizeof. You’ll have to store/pass the size information somehow to be able to use it:

void DoSomethingWithArray(int* arr, int NumOfElems)
{
    for(int i = 0; i < NumOfElems; ++i) {
        arr[i] = /*...*/
    }
}

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