C# Array Rank

Description

Array Rank gets the rank (number of dimensions) of the Array. For example, a one-dimensional array returns 1, a two-dimensional array returns 2, and so on.

Syntax

Array.Rank has the following syntax.


public int Rank { get; }

Example

The following example initializes a one-dimensional array, a two-dimensional array, and a jagged array, and retrieves the Rank property of each.


using System;/*from w w  w  .j  a v a  2s .c om*/

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      int[] array1 = new int[10];
      int[,] array2= new int[10,3];  
      int[][] array3 = new int[10][]; 

      Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1} dimension(s)", 
                        array1.ToString(), array1.Rank);
      Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1} dimension(s)", 
                        array2.ToString(), array2.Rank);
      Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1} dimension(s)", 
                        array3.ToString(), array3.Rank);
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.