The maximum size of my array is 20 but I want the array to display only items that have been entered. I dont want the zeros to be considered in the array in all my operations like sorting and printing etc. Can anyone help.

#include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>


using namespace std;

void newelement_pos (int [], int);
void newelement_end(int [], int);
int linearsearch(int [], int);
int binarysearch(int [], int);
int sortcheck (int [], int);
void delete_pos(int [], int);
void delete_no(int[], int);
void selsort(int *, int);
void print (int [],int);
void bubblesort (int *, int);
const int size=20;
int a[size]={};
int main ()
{ 
    int n=0,h,k;
    cout<<"Please type in the element \n";
    cin>>a[0];

    while (n!=9) 
    {
        cout<<"please enter your choice \n "<<"1. Insert new element at a certain position \n"<<"2. Insert new element at end \n"<<"3. Find an element using linear search \n"<<"4. Find an element of a sorted list using binary search \n"<<"5. Delete an element that is at a certain position \n"<<"6. Delete an element by using its ISBN number \n"<<"7. Sort the list by the ISBN numbers (using selection sort) \n"<<"8. Sort the list by the ISBN numbers (using bubble sort \n"<<"9. enter 9 to exit \n";
    cin>>n;
    switch (n)
     {
     case 1:
         newelement_pos(a, size);
         break;
     case 2:
         newelement_end(a,size);
         break;
     case 3:
         h=linearsearch(a,size);
         if(h!=-1)
         cout<<"the no is present at:"<<h<<endl<<endl;
         else
         cout<<"the no is not present \n";
         break;
     case 4:
         k=binarysearch(a,size);
         if(k!=-1 && k!=-2)
         cout<<"the no is present at:"<<k<<endl;
         else if (k==-1)
         cout<<"the no is not present \n";
         else 
             cout<<"the list is not sorted \n";
         break;
     case 5:
         delete_pos(a,size);
         break;

     case 6:
         delete_no(a,size);
         break;
     case 7:
         selsort(a,size);
         break;
     case 8:
         bubblesort(a,size);
         break;

     default:
        if (n!=9)
            cout<<"wrong choice \n";
         break;
     }
}

    return 0;
}
     void newelement_pos (int a[],int size)
     { int pos, no;
         cout<<" enter the position to be filled \n";
     cin>>pos;
     cout<<" enter the ISBN No: \n";
         cin>>no;
     if (pos<=20)
{        

    if (a[pos-1]==0)
    {        
        a[pos-1]=no;
    }
    else
        {
            for (int i=size-1; i>=pos-1;i--)
            {   a[i+1]=a[i];}
            a[pos-1]=no;
    }

         cout<<" the new book list \n";
         print(a,size);
     }
     else
         cout<<"the position is out of bounds \n";
     }

     void print (int a[], int size)
     {cout<<"the list now is \n";
        for (int i=0;i<size;i++)
            {
                cout<<a[i]<<setw(5);
     }

        cout<<endl;
     }

void newelement_end(int a[], int)
{int z=0,no;
    cout<<"Please enter the ISBN No \n";
    cin>>no;
    for( int i=0;( a[i]!=0);i++)
        z=i+1;
    a[z]=no;
    print(a,size);
}

int linearsearch(int a[], int size)
{ int no;
    cout<<"enter the ISBN no to be searched \n";
    cin>>no;
    for(int j=0;j<size;j++)
        if(a[j]==no)
            return j+1;

    return -1;

}

int binarysearch(int a[], int size)
{ int no, upper=size-1, lower=0, middle,k;

    k=sortcheck(a,size);
    if(k==1)
    {
    cout<<"enter the ISBN no to be searched \n";
    cin>>no;

    while(lower<=upper)
    {
        middle=(upper+lower)/2;
    if(no==a[middle])
        return middle+1;
    else
        if(no<a[middle])
            upper=middle-1;
        else
            lower=middle+1;
    }

    return -1;
}
    else
        return -2;
}


void delete_pos(int a[],int size)
{ 
    int pos;
    cout<<"enter the position of the element to be deleted \n";
    cin>>pos;
    if (pos<=20)
    {
    a[pos-1]=0;
    for (int i=pos;i<size;i++)
        a[i-1]=a[i];
    print(a,size);
    }
    else 
        cout<<"position is out of bounds /n";
}

void delete_no(int a[], int size)
{ int no,l;
cout<<"enter the no to be deleted \n";
cin>>no;

for(int j=0;j<size;j++)
        if(a[j]==no)
            l=j;
    for (int i=l+1;i<size;i++)
        a[i-1]=a[i];
    print(a,size);
}

void selsort(int *a, int size)
{ int temp,j,smallest,i=0,sm;
 for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
{
    smallest=*(a+i);
 sm=i;
 for (j=i+1;j<size;j++)
             if(*(a+j)<smallest)
    {
        smallest=a[j];
 sm=j;
 }
        temp=*(a+i);
         *(a+i)=*(a+(sm));
         *(a+(sm))=temp;

             }
             print(a,size);
}


void bubblesort (int *a, int size)
{ int temp, j;
 for(int i=0;i<size-1;i++)
      for (j=0;j<size-1;j++)
           if(*(a+j)>*(a+(j+1)))
           {
               temp=*(a+j);
         *(a+j)=*(a+(j+1));
         *(a+(j+1))=temp;

             }
             print(a,size);
}

int sortcheck(int a[], int size)    
{
    for (int i=1;i<size;i++)
    if(a[i]<=a[i+1])
    {
        return 1;
    }
    return -1;

}
  1. use a vector not an array

or alternitively

  1. Where you call your functions, example line 32, pass the number of items used in the array rather than the size of the whole array
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