Microsoft® Visual C#® .NET 2003 Unleashed

Using Arrays

An array is simply a list or collection of items. Every array in the Common Language Runtime inherits from the System.Array class. Table 5.1 lists the terminology commonly used when talking about arrays.

Table 5.1. Array Terminology

Term	Definition
Element	An item stored in the array
Length	The number of elements the array can hold
Rank	The number of dimensions of the array
Lower bound	The starting index for the array

In the following sections, you will learn how to create single-dimensional and multidimensional arrays. Then you will learn how to create and use a jagged array (array of arrays). Finally, you will learn how to pass an array as a parameter.

Understanding Single-Dimensional and Multidimensional Arrays

Single-dimensional and multidimensional ...