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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class Deletion {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int n, x, flag =1, loc =0;
+        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
+        System.out.println("Enter no. of elements you want in array ");
+        n = sc.nextInt();
+        int arr[] = new int[n];
+        System.out.println("Enter all elements ");
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            arr[i] = sc.nextInt();
+        }
+        System.out.println("Enter the element you want to delete ");
+        x= sc.nextInt();
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            if (arr[i] == x) {
+                flag = 1;
+                loc = i;
+                break;
+            }
+            else{
+                flag= 0;
+            }
+
+        }
+        if (flag == 1) {
+            for (int i = loc+1; i < n; i++) {
+                arr[i -1] = arr[i];
+            }
+            System.out.println("After deletion");
+            for (int i = 0; i < n-2; i++) {
+                System.out.print(arr[i]+ " ");
+
+            }
+            System.out.println(arr[n-2]);
+        }
+        else{
+            System.out.println("Element not found");
+        }
+    }
+}