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Starting Index of Arrays in C# and VB.Net

Anonymous User357808-Apr-2013

Hi All!

Have a look at the following code.,

string[] testString = new string[jobs.Count];

Equivalent VB.Net

Dim testString() As String = New String(jobs.Count - 1) {}

Why it is taking 'jobs.Count - 1' instead 'jobs.Count' in vb.net while creating new arrays?

Advance thanks!

Updated on 08-Apr-2013

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Answer

08-Apr-2013

Hi Jacob!

In C# the array has the number of elements you provide:

string[] array = new string[2]; // will have two element [0] and [1]

In VB.NET the array has the number of elements you provide, plus one (you specify the max index value):

Dim array(2) As String // will have three elements (0), (1) and (2)

I hope it helpful for you!