I couldn't handle to write a histogram - c

Question

My aim is to generate a histogram for repeated numbers. The code works well until the frequency is bigger than 2.
I think I know what is wrong with the code (line 9) but I cannot find an algorithm to solve it. The problem that I have is when it writes the histogram, it separates and then gathers it again.
My Input:
5
5 6 6 6 7
Output:
6:2 6:2 6:3
but the output I need is
6:3
I kind of see the problem but I couldn't solve it.
#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
int array[25];
int i, j, num, count = 1;
scanf("%d", &num);
for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
scanf("%d", &array[i]);
for (j = 0; j < i ; j++) {
if (array [i] == array[j]) {
count++;
printf("%d:%d ", array[i], count);
}
}
array [i] = array[j];
count = 1;
}
return 0;
}

Answer 1

You are trying to count occurrences before all units have been accepted, which is not possible unless you maintain a separate counter for each value, which in turn is not practical if there is no restriction on the input value range or the range is large.
You need to have obtained all values before you can report any counts. Then for each value in the array, test if the value has occurred earlier, and if not, iterate the whole array to count occurrences:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
int main()
{
// Get number of values
int num = 0 ;
scanf("%d", &num);
// Get all values
int array[25];
for( int i = 0; i < num; i++)
{
scanf("%d", &array[i]);
}
// For each value in array...
for( int i = 0; i < num ; i++)
{
// Check value not already counted
bool counted = false ;
for( int j = 0; !counted && j < i; j++ )
{
counted = array[j] == array[i] ;
}
// If current value has not previously been counted...
if( !counted )
{
// Count occurnaces
int count = 0 ;
for( int j = 0; j < num; j++ )
{
if( array[j] == array[i] )
{
count++ ;
}
}
// Report
printf("%d:%d ", array[i], count);
}
}
return 0;
}
For your example input, the result is:
5
5 6 6 6 7
5:1 6:3 7:1
It is possible to merge the two inner loops performing the counted and count evaluation:
// Count occurrences of current value,
bool counted = false ;
int count = 0 ;
for( int j = 0; !counted && j < num; j++ )
{
if( array[j] == array[i] )
{
count++;
// Discard count if value occurs earlier - already counted
counted = j < i ;
}
}
// If current value has not previously been counted...
if( !counted )
{
// Report
printf("%d:%d ", array[i], count);
}
}