Return an array without creating a variable

Question

I have the following C# method:

private string[] test()
{
}

I would like to know if I can do something like this within the method:

return {"1","2"}

instead of:

string[] quantity = { "1","2" };
return quantity;

Kindly let me know how I can do this in C#.

Even if it could be done (no, it can't) I'm fairly sure there would be no difference in memory usage. What are you trying to accomplish ? — Alex
– Alex, Commented Mar 22, 2012 at 8:13
While a serious question the compiler should the same optimised code for both situation. So you're just saving a couple a characters in a test method. Not something I would do for production code (hard coded array's anyway). And I can see a situation in the future you'll need that local variable anyway. — CodingBarfield
– CodingBarfield, Commented Mar 22, 2012 at 8:58

cHao · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-22 07:42:12Z

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return new string[] { "1", "2" };

answered Mar 22, 2012 at 7:42

cHao

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Kirill Polishchuk · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-22 07:42:16Z

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The shortest way:

return new[] { "1", "2" };

answered Mar 22, 2012 at 7:42

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ChrisWue · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-22 07:42:07Z

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You mean:

private string[] test()
{
    return new string[] { "1", "2", "3" };
}

answered Mar 22, 2012 at 7:42

ChrisWue

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