We can also use jagged arrays for this purpose

int[][] symmetric_matrix = new int[size][];

for (int i=0; i < size; i++)
.......symmetric_matrix[i]=new int[max_diagonal/(size)];



On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Sathaiah Dontula <[email protected]>wrote:

> 1 + 2 + .... + n ( max diagonal) = n ( n + 1) / 2.
> Max elements you can store is n ( n + 1) / 2 .
> You can take an array of size n (n + 1) / 2 and store them.
>
> Thanks,
> Sathaiah
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Azhar Hussain <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have a symmetric matrix. I am wondering what would be the best data
>> structure to store such a matrix? How many elements do I need to store for a
>> nxn matrix?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>>
>> -
>> Azhar.
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