Question

I want to do something like:

object[] rowOfObjects = GetRow();//filled somewhere else
object[,] tableOfObjects = new object[10,10];

tableOfObjects[0] = rowOfObjects;

is this somehow possible and what is the syntax?

or I need to do this:

for (int i = 0; i < rowOfObjects.Length; i++)
{
   tableOfObjects[0,i] = rowOfObjects[i];
}

and fill up the 2 dimensional arrays row using a loop?

Thanks

Answer 1

No, if you are using a two dimensional array it’s not possible. You have to copy each item.

If you use a jagged array, it works just fine:

// create array of arrays
object[][] tableOfObject = new object[10][];
// create arrays to put in the array of arrays
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) tableOfObject[i] = new object[10];

// get row as array
object[] rowOfObject = GetRow();
// put array in array of arrays
tableOfObjects[0] = rowOfObjects;

If you are getting all the data as rows, you of course don’t need the loop that puts arrays in the array of arrays, as you would just replace them anyway.