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189 changes: 155 additions & 34 deletions src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/others/InsertDeleteInArray.java
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package com.thealgorithms.others;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;

/**
* Utility class for performing insert and delete operations on arrays.
* <p>
* This class demonstrates how to insert an element at a specific position and
* delete an element from a specific position in an integer array. Since arrays
* in Java have fixed size, insertion creates a new array with increased size,
* and deletion shifts elements to fill the gap.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* <strong>Time Complexity:</strong>
* </p>
* <ul>
* <li>Insert: O(n) - requires copying elements to new array</li>
* <li>Delete: O(n) - requires shifting elements</li>
* </ul>
*
* <p>
* <strong>Space Complexity:</strong>
* </p>
* <ul>
* <li>Insert: O(n) - new array of size n+1</li>
* <li>Delete: O(1) - in-place modification (excluding result array)</li>
* </ul>
*
* @author TheAlgorithms community
* @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Array_(data_structure)">Array
* Data Structure</a>
*/
public final class InsertDeleteInArray {
private InsertDeleteInArray() {
}

/**
* Inserts an element at the specified position in the array.
* <p>
* Creates a new array with size = original array size + 1.
* Elements at positions &lt;= insertPos retain their positions,
* while elements at positions &gt; insertPos are shifted right by one position.
* </p>
*
* @param array the original array
* @param element the element to be inserted
* @param position the index at which the element should be inserted (0-based)
* @return a new array with the element inserted at the specified position
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative or greater than
* array length
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if array is null
*/
public static int[] insertElement(int[] array, int element, int position) {
if (array == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array cannot be null");
}
if (position < 0 || position > array.length) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Position must be between 0 and " + array.length);
}

int[] newArray = new int[array.length + 1];

// Copy elements before insertion position
System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArray, 0, position);

// Insert the new element
newArray[position] = element;

// Copy remaining elements after insertion position
System.arraycopy(array, position, newArray, position + 1, array.length - position);

return newArray;
}

/**
* Deletes an element at the specified position from the array.
* <p>
* Creates a new array with size = original array size - 1.
* Elements after the deletion position are shifted left by one position.
* </p>
*
* @param array the original array
* @param position the index of the element to be deleted (0-based)
* @return a new array with the element at the specified position removed
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative or greater than or
* equal to array length
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if array is null or empty
*/
public static int[] deleteElement(int[] array, int position) {
if (array == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array cannot be null");
}
if (array.length == 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array is empty");
}
if (position < 0 || position >= array.length) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Position must be between 0 and " + (array.length - 1));
}

int[] newArray = new int[array.length - 1];

// Copy elements before deletion position
System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArray, 0, position);

// Copy elements after deletion position
System.arraycopy(array, position + 1, newArray, position, array.length - position - 1);

return newArray;
}

/**
* Main method demonstrating insert and delete operations on an array.
* <p>
* This method interactively:
* <ol>
* <li>Takes array size and elements as input</li>
* <li>Inserts a new element at a specified position</li>
* <li>Deletes an element from a specified position</li>
* <li>Displays the array after each operation</li>
* </ol>
* </p>
*
* @param args command line arguments (not used)
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
try (Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in)) {
System.out.println("Enter the size of the array");
int size = s.nextInt();
int[] a = new int[size];
int i;

// To enter the initial elements
for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
System.out.println("Enter the element");
a[i] = s.nextInt();
}
try (Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in)) {
// Input: array size and elements
System.out.println("Enter the size of the array:");
int size = scanner.nextInt();

// To insert a new element(we are creating a new array)
System.out.println("Enter the index at which the element should be inserted");
int insertPos = s.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter the element to be inserted");
int ins = s.nextInt();
int size2 = size + 1;
int[] b = new int[size2];
for (i = 0; i < size2; i++) {
if (i <= insertPos) {
b[i] = a[i];
} else {
b[i] = a[i - 1];
}
if (size <= 0) {
System.out.println("Array size must be positive");
return;
}
b[insertPos] = ins;
for (i = 0; i < size2; i++) {
System.out.println(b[i]);

int[] array = new int[size];

System.out.println("Enter " + size + " elements:");
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
array[i] = scanner.nextInt();
}

// To delete an element given the index
System.out.println("Enter the index at which element is to be deleted");
int delPos = s.nextInt();
for (i = delPos; i < size2 - 1; i++) {
b[i] = b[i + 1];
System.out.println("Original array: " + Arrays.toString(array));

// Insert operation
System.out.println("\nEnter the index at which the element should be inserted (0-" + size + "):");
int insertPos = scanner.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter the element to be inserted:");
int elementToInsert = scanner.nextInt();

try {
array = insertElement(array, elementToInsert, insertPos);
System.out.println("Array after insertion: " + Arrays.toString(array));
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
System.out.println("Error during insertion: " + e.getMessage());
return;
}
for (i = 0; i < size2 - 1; i++) {
System.out.println(b[i]);

// Delete operation
System.out.println("\nEnter the index at which element is to be deleted (0-" + (array.length - 1) + "):");
int deletePos = scanner.nextInt();

try {
array = deleteElement(array, deletePos);
System.out.println("Array after deletion: " + Arrays.toString(array));
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
System.out.println("Error during deletion: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
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