Merge two arrays in sorted order

Merge two arrays in sorted order

Question: Merge two arrays in sorted order without duplicate (without using extra array)

Output:

merge

Merge Two Arrays

Method 1:

Sort both array1 and array2 separately and eliminate the duplicates. Add array1 elements into the new array and then add array2 elements into the new array in sorted order.

Method 2:

Sort both array1 and array2 separately and also elimate the duplicates. Then add array2 elements into array1 in sorted order.

Method 3:

Sort array1 and also eliminate the duplicates and then add array2 into array1 in sorted order. The below code is done in this method.

Logic:

  • To merge two arrays, get two array elements from the user
  • Sort the first array and also eliminate the duplicates in that array
  • Insert the array2 elements into array1 by using some conditions
    • Array2 element is equal to the array1 element is duplicate and we can’t that element into the array1
    • Find the index of array1 where the array1 element is greater than array2 element and insert array2 element into the array1
    • Add the element into array1’s last position when no element is greater then array2 with array1
  • Then print the merged array

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Program:


void main()
{
      int *array1,*array2,length1,length2,index1,index2,index3,temp_var,mark=0;
      printf("Enter the length of two arrays:");
      scanf("%d%d",&length1,&length2);
      array1=(int*)malloc((length1+length2)*sizeof(int));
      array2=(int*)malloc(length2*sizeof(int));
      printf("Enter first array elements:");
      for(index1=0;index1<length1;index1++)
          scanf("%d",&array1[index1]);
      printf("Enter second array elements:");
      for(index1=0;index1<length2;index1++)
          scanf("%d",&array2[index1]);
      for(index1=0;index1<length1;index1++) //sort the first array and eliminating duplicates
      {
          for(index2=index1+1;index2<length1;index2++)
          {
              if(array1[index1]==array1[index2]) //duplicates eliminated
              {
                   for(index3=index2;index3<length1;index3++)
                   {
                        temp_var=array1[index3];
                        array1[index3]=array1[index3+1];
                        array1[index3+1]=temp_var;
                   }
                   length1--;
              }
              else if(array1[index1]<array1[index2])
              {
                   temp_var=array1[index1];
                   array1[index1]=array1[index2];
                   array1[index2]=temp_var;
              }
          }
     }
     for(index2=0;index2<length2;index2++) //merge second array into first array in sorted order and duplicates are eliminated
     {
          for(index1=0;index1<length1;index1++)
          {
               if(array2[index2]==array1[index1]) //duplicates eliminated
               {
                    mark=1;
                    break;
               }
               else if(array2[index2]<array1[index1])
               {
                    mark=1;
                    for(index3=length1;index3>index1;index3--) //move the elements one position right
                    {
                         array1[index3]=array1[index3-1];
                    }
                    array1[index1]=array2[index2];
                    length1++;
                    break;
               }
          }
          if(mark==0) //copy the element when no other element is greater then index2 of array2
          {
               array1[index1]=array2[index2];
               length1++;
          }
     }
     for(index1=0;index1<length1;index1++)
     {
          printf("%d ",array1[index1]);
     }
}

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A Computer Science graduate who likes to make things simpler. When he’s not working, you can find him surfing the web, learning facts, tricks and life hacks. He also enjoys movies in his leisure time.
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