Program to delete an element from an array in C

To delete an element from an array (in C)

	/**
	* Program to delete an element from an array
	**/
	#include<stdio.h>
	#include<stdlib.h>
	int main(void)
	{
	int *array, size;
	int e, i, pos;
	printf("\nEnter the size of the array : ");
	scanf("%d", &size);
	array = malloc(size * sizeof(int));
	printf("\nEnter the elements of the array : ");
	for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
	scanf("%d",&array[i]);
	printf("\nEnter the element to be deleted : ");
	scanf("%d", &e);
	printf("\n\nOriginal array size : %d", size);
	printf("\nOriginal array :\n");
	for(i = 0; i < size; i++)
	printf("%d ",array[i]);
	/* Find out position of 'e' in the array */
	for(pos = 0; pos < size; pos++)
	if(array[pos] == e)
	break;
	/* Shift the array elements backwards from 'pos' */
	for(i = pos; i < (size - 1); i++)
	array[i] = array[i + 1];
	array = realloc(array, (size - 1) * sizeof(int));
	/* Print updated array */
	printf("\n\nThe updated array size : %d", (size - 1));
	printf("\nThe updated array :\n");
	for(i = 0; i < (size - 1); i++)
	printf("%d ", array[i]);
	return 0;
	}

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Written by Munia Balayil