DELETING FROM A LINEAR ARRAY AT SPECIFIED POSITION

/* DELETING  FROM A LINEAR ARRAY AT SPECIFIED POSITION */
/* ARRAY_D.C */

# include<stdio.h>

# define s 20

char employ[s][s];
int delete_array(char employ[s][s], int, int, char *);
void input(char emply[s][s], int );
void display(char employ[s][s], int );

/* Definition of the function */

int delete_array(char employ[s][s], int number, int position, char element[])
{
    int temp = position;
    element = employ[position];
    printf("\n Information which we have to delete: %s", element);

    while( temp <= number-1)
    {
        *employ [temp] = *employ[temp+1];
        temp ++;
    }
    number = number - 1 ;
    return(number);
}

void input(char employ[s][s], int number)
{
    int i;
    for(i = 1; i<= number ; i++)
    {
        fflush(stdin);
        printf("\n Input value for: %d: ", i);
        gets(employ[i]);
    }
}

void display(char employ[s][s], int number)
{
    int i;
    for(i = 1; i<= number; i++)
    {
        printf("\n Value at the position: %d: %s", i, employ[i]);
    }
}

/* main function */

void main()
{
    int number;
    int position;
    char element[s];

    printf("\n Input the number of elements in the array:");
    scanf("%d", &number);
    fflush(stdin);
    input(employ, number);
    printf("\n Entered list is as follows:\n");

    display(employ, number);
    fflush(stdin);
    printf("\n Input the position from where you want delete an element:");
    scanf("%d", &position);

    number = delete_array(employ, number, position, element);
    display(employ,number);
}