Returning Arrays from Methods

[Mortimer Schnurd]

I'm not quite sure of how to do this and I haven't been able to find
much about it. I'm hoping someone here can help me out.

In a nutshell,: I would like to use a foreach loop to iterate through
an Array which is returned by a method,

foreach ( string groupName in MySplitterFunction(stringToSplit) )

Now, how do I write the method so it returns an Array? Can any one
provide a simple example?

Thanks in advance,
--
Regards,
John Wood a.k.a Mortimer Schnurd
jo********@dropthistaggmail.com

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[Ian Suttle]

John,

Here is an example of a function:

public string[] getStrings(){
string[] strings = new string[]{"hey", "world!"};

return strings;
}

You just have to make sure that you are declaring the return type as an
array.

Thanks,
Ian Suttle
http://www.IanSuttle.com

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Mortimer Schnurd <fu**********@hotsmail.com> wrote:

I'm not quite sure of how to do this and I haven't been able to find
much about it. I'm hoping someone here can help me out.

In a nutshell,: I would like to use a foreach loop to iterate through
an Array which is returned by a method,

foreach ( string groupName in MySplitterFunction(stringToSplit) )

Now, how do I write the method so it returns an Array? Can any one
provide a simple example?

Sure:

using System;

class Test
{
static void Main()
{
foreach (string name in GetNames())
{
Console.WriteLine (name);
}
}

static string[] GetNames()
{
string[] ret = {"Matthew", "Mark", "Luke", "John"};
return ret;
}
}

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[ShaneB]

private string[] isGuilty()
{
string[] result = new string[]{"Of", "course", "Peterson", "is",
"guilty"};
return result;
}

ShaneB
"Mortimer Schnurd" <fu**********@hotsmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm not quite sure of how to do this and I haven't been able to find
much about it. I'm hoping someone here can help me out.

In a nutshell,: I would like to use a foreach loop to iterate through
an Array which is returned by a method,

foreach ( string groupName in MySplitterFunction(stringToSplit) )

Now, how do I write the method so it returns an Array? Can any one
provide a simple example?

Thanks in advance,
--
Regards,
John Wood a.k.a Mortimer Schnurd
jo********@dropthistaggmail.com

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[Mortimer Schnurd]

Thanks for the all the replies. They definitely hit the mark and
solved my problem. I have to make special mention of ShaneB's solution
though. Right on, ShaneB!
--
Regards,
John Wood a.k.a Mortimer Schnurd
jo********@dropthistaggmail.com

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[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

"ShaneB" <st********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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private string[] isGuilty()
{
string[] result = new string[]{"Of", "course", "Peterson", "is",
"guilty"};
return result;
}

Please keep your political opinions to yourself.

[ShaneB]

What does that have to do with politics? Anyway, it was merely a joke...I
just happened to be watching CourtTV when I replied.

Lighten up.

ShaneB

"Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]" <[e-mail]> wrote in
message news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

"ShaneB" <st********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ui**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

private string[] isGuilty()
{
string[] result = new string[]{"Of", "course", "Peterson", "is",
"guilty"};
return result;
}

Please keep your political opinions to yourself.