Adding values to a C# array

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Probably a really simple one this - I'm starting out with C# and need to add values to an array, for example:

int[] terms;

for(int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[] = runs;
}

For those who have used PHP, here's what I'm trying to do in C#:

$arr = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
    $arr[] = $i;
}
26 Answers

You can do this way -

int[] terms = new int[400];
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[runs] = value;
}

Alternatively, you can use Lists - the advantage with lists being, you don't need to know the array size when instantiating the list.

List<int> termsList = new List<int>();
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    termsList.Add(value);
}

// You can convert it back to an array if you would like to
int[] terms = termsList.ToArray();

Edit: a) for loops on List<T> are a bit more than 2 times cheaper than foreach loops on List<T>, b) Looping on array is around 2 times cheaper than looping on List<T>, c) looping on array using for is 5 times cheaper than looping on List<T> using foreach (which most of us do).

If you're writing in C# 3, you can do it with a one-liner:

int[] terms = Enumerable.Range(0, 400).ToArray();

This code snippet assumes that you have a using directive for System.Linq at the top of your file.

On the other hand, if you're looking for something that can be dynamically resized, as it appears is the case for PHP (I've never actually learned it), then you may want to use a List instead of an int[]. Here's what that code would look like:

List<int> terms = Enumerable.Range(0, 400).ToList();

Note, however, that you cannot simply add a 401st element by setting terms[400] to a value. You'd instead need to call Add(), like this:

terms.Add(1337);

Answers on how to do it using an array are provided here.

However, C# has a very handy thing called System.Collections :)

Collections are fancy alternatives to using an array, though many of them use an array internally.

For example, C# has a collection called List that functions very similar to the PHP array.

using System.Collections.Generic;

// Create a List, and it can only contain integers.
List<int> list = new List<int>();

for (int i = 0; i < 400; i++)
{
   list.Add(i);
}

By 2019 you can use Append, Prepend using LinQ in just one line

using System.Linq;

and then in NET 6.0:

terms = terms.Append(21);

or versions lower than NET 6.0

terms = terms.Append(21).ToArray();

You have to allocate the array first:

int [] terms = new int[400]; // allocate an array of 400 ints
for(int runs = 0; runs < terms.Length; runs++) // Use Length property rather than the 400 magic number again
{
    terms[runs] = value;
}
int ArraySize = 400;

int[] terms = new int[ArraySize];


for(int runs = 0; runs < ArraySize; runs++)
{

    terms[runs] = runs;

}

That would be how I'd code it.

You can't just add an element to an array easily. You can set the element at a given position as fallen888 outlined, but I recommend to use a List<int> or a Collection<int> instead, and use ToArray() if you need it converted into an array.

C# arrays are fixed length and always indexed. Go with Motti's solution:

int [] terms = new int[400];
for(int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[runs] = value;
}

Note that this array is a dense array, a contiguous block of 400 bytes where you can drop things. If you want a dynamically sized array, use a List<int>.

List<int> terms = new List<int>();
for(int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs ++)
{
    terms.Add(runs);
}

Neither int[] nor List<int> is an associative array -- that would be a Dictionary<> in C#. Both arrays and lists are dense.

one approach is to fill an array via LINQ

if you want to fill an array with one element you can simply write

string[] arrayToBeFilled;
arrayToBeFilled= arrayToBeFilled.Append("str").ToArray();

furthermore, If you want to fill an array with multiple elements you can use the previous code in a loop

//the array you want to fill values in
string[] arrayToBeFilled;
//list of values that you want to fill inside an array
List<string> listToFill = new List<string> { "a1", "a2", "a3" };
//looping through list to start filling the array

foreach (string str in listToFill){
// here are the LINQ extensions
arrayToBeFilled= arrayToBeFilled.Append(str).ToArray();
}

I will add this for a another variant. I prefer this type of functional coding lines more.

Enumerable.Range(0, 400).Select(x => x).ToArray();

You can't do this directly. However, you can use Linq to do this:

List<int> termsLst=new List<int>();
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    termsLst.Add(runs);
}
int[] terms = termsLst.ToArray();

If the array terms wasn't empty in the beginning, you can convert it to List first then do your stuf. Like:

    List<int> termsLst = terms.ToList();
    for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
    {
        termsLst.Add(runs);
    }
    terms = termsLst.ToArray();

Note: don't miss adding 'using System.Linq;' at the begaining of the file.

This seems like a lot less trouble to me:

var usageList = usageArray.ToList();
usageList.Add("newstuff");
usageArray = usageList.ToArray();

Array Push Example

public void ArrayPush<T>(ref T[] table, object value)
{
    Array.Resize(ref table, table.Length + 1); // Resizing the array for the cloned length (+-) (+1)
    table.SetValue(value, table.Length - 1); // Setting the value for the new element
}
int[] terms = new int[400];

for(int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[runs] = value;
}

To add the list values to string array using C# without using ToArray() method

        List<string> list = new List<string>();
        list.Add("one");
        list.Add("two");
        list.Add("three");
        list.Add("four");
        list.Add("five");
        string[] values = new string[list.Count];//assigning the count for array
        for(int i=0;i<list.Count;i++)
        {
            values[i] = list[i].ToString();
        }

Output of the value array contains:

one

two

three

four

five

You can do this is with a list. here is how

List<string> info = new List<string>();
info.Add("finally worked");

and if you need to return this array do

return info.ToArray();

Here is one way how to deal with adding new numbers and strings to Array:

int[] ids = new int[10];
ids[0] = 1;
string[] names = new string[10];

do
{
    for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Enter Name");
        names[i] = Convert.ToString(Console.ReadLine());
        Console.WriteLine($"The Name is: {names[i]}");
        Console.WriteLine($"the index of name is: {i}");
        Console.WriteLine("Enter ID");
        ids[i] = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
        Console.WriteLine($"The number is: {ids[i]}");
        Console.WriteLine($"the index is: {i}");
    }


} while (names.Length <= 10);
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