I'm trying to understand code

Using Arduino LEDs and Multiplexing
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Hello everyone, i'm new to this and i found this code :

int led[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}; 
int led_pin; 
void setup() {
  led_pin = sizeof(led) / sizeof(int); 
  for (int i = 0; i <= led_pin; i++) { 
    pinMode(led[i], OUTPUT);
  }
}
void loop() {
   s2m();  // 
}
//
void s2m() {
  for (int i = 0; i < led_pin / 2; i++) {
    digitalWrite(led[i], HIGH);
    digitalWrite(led[led_pin - 1 - i], HIGH);
    delay(200);
    digitalWrite(led[i], LOW);
    digitalWrite(led[led_pin - 1 - i], LOW);
  }
}

Can you help me explain this? Thank you so much!

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int led[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}; // A list of pin numbers.

int led_pin; // Total number of pins

// Setup - runs once.
void setup() 
{
  // Calculate the number of pins
  led_pin = sizeof(led) / sizeof(int); 

  // Loop through each of the pins.
  for (int i = 0; i <= led_pin; i++) // This looks wrong - should be < led_pin
  { 
    // Define the pin as an output pin.
    pinMode(led[i], OUTPUT);
  }
}

// Loop - runs continually.
void loop() 
{
   // Call subroutine to flash LEDs
   s2m();   
}

// Routine that flashes LEDs in pairs, starting with the outer LEDs first, and moving inwards.
// 1st loop - pins 1 & 8 flash
// 2nd loop - pins 2 & 7 flash
// 3rd loop - pins 3 & 6 flash
// 4th loop - pins 4 & 5 flash

void s2m() 
{
  // Loop led_pin / 2 times 
  for (int i = 0; i < led_pin / 2; i++) 
  {
    // Set pins high in pairs.
    digitalWrite(led[i], HIGH);
    digitalWrite(led[led_pin - 1 - i], HIGH);

    // Pause for 200 ms
    delay(200);

    // Set the pins low again.
    digitalWrite(led[i], LOW);
    digitalWrite(led[led_pin - 1 - i], LOW);
  }
}
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Thank you so much for taking the time to help and have one more question, that is:
" led[led_pin - 1 - i]"
how was it calculated?

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led_pin is the total number of pins (so 8 in your example).
led_pin - 1 is 1 less than the total (so 7). This is because arrays number from 0, so your array elements are 0-7.
led_pin - 1 - i subtracts the loop counter from 7... so on the first loop this will be 7, 2nd loop it will be 6, etc.

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Oops

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Where did you find this code?

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