cs-lab02/Project3/main.c

#include <stdio.h>

#define MAX_ROWS 100
#define MAX_COLS 100

int main() {
    int n, m;
    int A[MAX_ROWS][MAX_COLS];

    // Input matrix dimensions
    printf("Enter the number of rows (n): ");
    scanf("%d", &n);
    printf("Enter the number of columns (m): ");
    scanf("%d", &m);

    // Input matrix elements
    printf("Enter the elements of matrix A (%d x %d):\n", n, m);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
            scanf("%d", &A[i][j]);
        }
    }

    // Replace zero elements
    for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
        int firstNonZero = -1;

        // Find the first non-zero element in the column
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (A[i][j] != 0) {
                firstNonZero = A[i][j];
                break;
            }
        }

        // Replace zero elements with the found first non-zero value
        if (firstNonZero != -1) { // If a non-zero element was found
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                if (A[i][j] == 0) {
                    A[i][j] = firstNonZero;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Output modified matrix
    printf("Modified matrix A:\n");
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
            printf("%d ", A[i][j]);
        }
        printf("\n");
    }

    printf("Press any key to exit...\n");
    getchar();
    getchar();
    return 0;
}