C# Array GetLength

Description

Array GetLength gets a 32-bit integer that represents the number of elements in the specified dimension of the Array.

Syntax

Array.GetLength has the following syntax.

public int GetLength(
  int dimension
)

Parameters

Array.GetLength has the following parameters.

• dimension - A zero-based dimension of the Array whose length needs to be determined.

Returns

Array.GetLength method returns A 32-bit integer that represents the number of elements in the specified dimension.

Example

The following example shows how to use GetLength to display the dimensions of two arrays with different ranks.

using System;/*from w ww.j a v  a2  s  . c om*/

public class SamplesArray
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Array MyArray1 = Array.CreateInstance(typeof(int), 5);
        Console.WriteLine( MyArray1.GetLength(1));
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.