C# Array CreateInstance(Type, Int32)

Description

Array CreateInstance(Type, Int32) creates a one-dimensional Array of the specified Type and length, with zero-based indexing.

Syntax

Array.CreateInstance(Type, Int32) has the following syntax.

public static Array CreateInstance(
  Type elementType,
  int length
)

Parameters

Array.CreateInstance(Type, Int32) has the following parameters.

• elementType - The Type of the Array to create.
• length - The size of the Array to create.

Returns

Array.CreateInstance(Type, Int32) method returns A new one-dimensional Array of the specified Type with the specified length, using zero-based indexing.

Example

The following code example shows how to create and initialize a one-dimensional Array.

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using System;
public class SamplesArray  {

   public static void Main()  {

      Array my1DArray=Array.CreateInstance( typeof(Int32), 5 );
      for ( int i = my1DArray.GetLowerBound(0); i <= my1DArray.GetUpperBound(0); i++ ){
         my1DArray.SetValue( i+1, i );
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.