initializing an array in C#

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Hello everyone,

I want to put values inside array in if statement. so I declared an array

string[] ar = new ar[5];
if (x=="10)
ar={"c", "d", "e","f"}
else
ar={"a", "b", "c","d"}

this gives me an error Invalid expression term "{"

can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong.

[Peter Duniho]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:10:02 -0700, Vinki
<Vi***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:

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if (x=="10)
ar={"c", "d", "e","f"}
else
ar={"a", "b", "c","d"}

this gives me an error Invalid expression term "{"

can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong.

Try:

if (x=="10)
ar= new string[] {"c", "d", "e","f"};
else
ar=new string[] {"a", "b", "c","d"};

Note the addition of the "new" operator, along with semicolons.

Pete

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Vinki,

This syntax isn't available until C# 3.0. The only way you will get
this to work is if you are using VS.NET Orcas (which is currently in beta
right now).
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Vinki" <Vi***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Hello everyone,

I want to put values inside array in if statement. so I declared an array

string[] ar = new ar[5];
if (x=="10)
ar={"c", "d", "e","f"}
else
ar={"a", "b", "c","d"}

this gives me an error Invalid expression term "{"

can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong.

[Mythran]

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.comwrote in
message news:OZ**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Vinki,

This syntax isn't available until C# 3.0. The only way you will get
this to work is if you are using VS.NET Orcas (which is currently in beta
right now).
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Vinki" <Vi***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:BF**********************************@microsof t.com...

>Hello everyone,

I want to put values inside array in if statement. so I declared an
array

string[] ar = new ar[5];
if (x=="10)
ar={"c", "d", "e","f"}
else
ar={"a", "b", "c","d"}

this gives me an error Invalid expression term "{"

can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong.

Yeah, but using the new keyword, it will work in any version :)

ar = new string[] { "c", "d", "e", "f" };

Also, there is an error in the if statement...missing a quote:

if (x == "10") ...

Lastly, these are all chars in the example so the OP may want to declare the
array as a character array instead of string...:

char[] ar;
if (x == "10") {
ar = new char[] { 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f' };
} else {
ar = new char[] { 'a', 'b', 'd', 'e' };
}

HTH,
Mythran