Design a dynamic (resizable) array

Difficulty: 🔵 Basic

Techniques: DESIGN

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Problem Statement

Design a Dynamic (resizable) Array class, such as an ArrayList in Java or a vector in C++

Your DynamicArray class should support the following operations:

DynamicArray(int capacity) will initialize an empty array with a capacity of capacity, where capacity > 0.
int get(int i) will return the element at index i. Assume that index i is valid.
void set(int i, int n) will set the element at index i to n. Assume that index i is valid.
void pushback(int n) will push the element n to the end of the array.
int popback() will pop and return the element at the end of the array. Assume that the array is non-empty.
void resize() will double the capacity of the array.
int getSize() will return the number of elements in the array.
int getCapacity() will return the capacity of the array.

If we call pushback(int n) but the array is full, we should resize the array first.

Solution

Also refer this GFG article: Implement your own Vector class

class DynamicArray
{
private:
    int *arr;     // Points to block of heap memory containing array elements
    int size;     // Number of filled elements
    int capacity; // Total elements the current array can hold

public:
    // Parameterized constructor initialization
    DynamicArray(int _capacity) : size(0), capacity(_capacity) {
        arr = new int[_capacity];
    }

    // Get size and capacity of current array
    int getSize() { return size; }
    int getCapacity() { return capacity; }

    // Get/Set element at index 'i' (Assuming index within bounds)
    int get(int i) { return arr[i]; }
    void set(int i, int n) { arr[i] = n; }

    void resize()
    {
        int *old = arr;              // To keep track of existing elements
        arr = new int[capacity * 2]; // Set current array as new double-capacity one
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            // Copy elements from existing array into new one
            arr[i] = old[i];
        }
        capacity *= 2; // Capacity doubles (size unchanged)
        delete[] old;  // De-allocate previous array's memory
    }

    void pushback(int val)
    {
        // Fully-filled, no space in current array
        if (size == capacity) {
            resize();
        }
        // Last element present at 'size-1' index. Insert after it
        arr[size] = val;
        size++;
    }

    int popback()
    {
        // Mark filled elements as one less from end
        if (size > 0) {
            size--;
        }
        return arr[size];
    }
};