C# 4.0 The Complete Reference

CHAPTER 7Arrays and Strings

This chapter returns to the subject of C#’s data types. It discusses arrays and the string type. The foreach loop is also examined.

Arrays

An array is a collection of variables of the same type that are referred to by a common name. In C#, arrays can have one or more dimensions, although the one-dimensional array is the most common. Arrays are used for a variety of purposes because they offer a convenient means of grouping together related variables. For example, you might use an array to hold a record of the daily high temperature for a month, a list of stock prices, or your collection of programming books.

The principal advantage of an array is that it organizes data in such a way that it can be easily manipulated. ...