C# - function that fills an array

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relatively new to C#.

I've written a function that is supposed to fill an array.

    public static void fill_array(Array tierkreiszeichen, int startdate, int zeichen_laenge) 
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < zeichen_laenge; i++) 
        {
            tierkreiszeichen[i] = new int[zeichen_laenge];
            tierkreiszeichen[i] = startdate + i;
        }

I want the function to take the array name as an argument, so if I call it by

fill_array(march, 30);

I want it to fill the values of the array "march" (I created the arrays preemptively)

So it's a rather simple problem. What I can't get to work is passing the name of the array as an argument. The compiler error I'm getting is

"Cannot apply indexing with [] to an expression of System.Array.

Any help shall be welcome & thank you in Advance.

instead of passing Array tierkreiszeichen, use int[] tierkreiszeichen — John Woo
– John Woo, Commented Apr 19, 2014 at 11:10
Your intent is unclear. If I call fill_array(march, 30); what contents should the array march acquire? Please give an example. — Jeppe Stig Nielsen
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen, Commented Apr 19, 2014 at 11:18

Sudhakar Tillapudi · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-19 11:13:12Z

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Replace This:

public static void fill_array(Array tierkreiszeichen, int startdate,
                                                             int zeichen_laenge)

With This:

public static void fill_array(int [] tierkreiszeichen, int startdate, 
                                                             int zeichen_laenge)

answered Apr 19, 2014 at 11:13

Sudhakar Tillapudi

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Sriram Sakthivel Over a year ago

Not enough to make it compile :(

dotnetstep · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-19 11:15:19Z

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I think you have to use Jagged Array.

You can find example over here

http://www.dotnetperls.com/jagged-array

answered Apr 19, 2014 at 11:15

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