Arrays

Arrays in VB.NET

Unlike other vesions of visual basic an array index always starts at zero. (Worth noting on upgrading)

Object Orientented Programing (OOP) Arrays come under System.Array. You can declare an array using Dim, ReDim, Private, Protected, Public and  Static keywords.

'Dimension an array with 6 elements of type String Dim MyArray(5) as String Dim MyString,  as String MyArray(0) = "Position 1" MyArray(1) = "Position 2" MyArray(2) = "Position 3" MyArray(3) = "Position 4" MyArray(4) = "Position 5" MyArray(5) = "Position 6"

What else can you do with array

• Array.AsReadOnly --
• Array.BinarySearch --
• Array.Clear --
• Array.ConstrainedCopy --
• Array.ConvertAll --
• Array.Copy --
• Array.CreateInstance --
• Array.Exists --
• Array.Find --
• Array.FindAll --
• Array.FindIndex --
• Array.FindLast --
• Array.FindLastIndex --
• Array.ForEach --
• Array.IndexOf --
• Array.LastIndexOf --
• Array.Resize --
• Array.Reverse --
• Array.Sort --
• Array.TrueForAll --

Links Worth kooking at:

• Visit Microsoft MSDN Magazine Array Types in .NET  ( In C++ though)
• Sorting An Array Using Array.Sort() at aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com