C# Unleashed

Array Expressions

Besides being an efficient storage construct, arrays have additional functionality that helps make programs more expressive and powerful. The following example shows one such capability:

string[] weekDays = new string[7];
Console.WriteLine("Number of Days: {0}",
    weekDays.Length); // Number of Days: 7

For C++ Programmers From the perspective of traditional built-into-the-language arrays, C++ arrays are simply a pointer to a block of memory. This refers to the C++ arrays derived from its C language ancestry. C# arrays have much more functionality. The C++ STL array class is similar to the C# ArrayList collection class. Both are library classes.

The previous example showed the array's Length property. The array type has many ...