Java program to check if it is a sparse matrix

Let’s learn java program to check if it is a sparse matrix.

Java program to check if it is a sparse matrix

Sparse matrix means a matrix having more 0 elements than number of non-zero elements. For example.

Algorithm to check if it is sparse matrix –

• first user enters the dimensions of two dimensional array and dimensions are stored in two integer variables.
• declare and initialize two dimensional array with dimensions.
• Two “for loops” is used to enter elements of matrix.
• In the next step using if-else check if matrix contains more than (x*y)/2 number of zeros.
• Now if matrix contains more than (x*y)/2 number of zeros it is a sparse matrix else it is not a sparse matrix.

Now let’s see java program to check if it is a sparse matrix.

import java.util;
public class SparseMatrix
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
      System.out.println("Please enter dimensions of sparse matrix: ");
      int x = sc.nextInt();
      int y = sc.nextInt();
      int[][] arrNumber = new int[x][y];
      int zeros = 0;
      System.out.println("Please enter elements of sparse matrix: ");
      for(int a = 0; a < x; a++)
      {
         for(int b = 0; b < y; b++)
         {
            arrNumber[a][b] = sc.nextInt();
            if(arrNumber[a][b] == 0)
            {
               zeros++;
            }
         }
      }	 
      if(zeros > (x * y) / 2)
      {
         System.out.println("Given matrix is sparse matrix.");
      }
      else
      {
         System.out.println("Given matrix is not a sparse matrix.");
      }	 
      sc.close();
   }
}

Output:

Please enter dimensions of sparse matrix:
3 4
Please enter elements of sparse matrix:
5 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 3 1
Given matrix is sparse matrix.

Please enter dimensions of sparse matrix:
2 3
Please enter elements of sparse matrix:
3 0 0
5 4 1
Given matrix is not a sparse matrix.