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Adding values to a C# array

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Problem

Probably a really simple one this - I'm starting out with C# and need to add values to an array, for example:

int[] terms;

for(int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[] = runs;
}


For those who have used PHP, here's what I'm trying to do in C#:

$arr = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
    $arr[] = $i;
}

Solution

You can do this way -

int[] terms = new int[400];
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[runs] = value;
}


Alternatively, you can use Lists - the advantage with lists being, you don't need to know the array size when instantiating the list.

List termsList = new List();
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    termsList.Add(value);
}

// You can convert it back to an array if you would like to
int[] terms = termsList.ToArray();


Edit: a) for loops on List are a bit more than 2 times cheaper than foreach loops on List, b) Looping on array is around 2 times cheaper than looping on List, c) looping on array using for is 5 times cheaper than looping on List using foreach (which most of us do).

Code Snippets

int[] terms = new int[400];
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    terms[runs] = value;
}
List<int> termsList = new List<int>();
for (int runs = 0; runs < 400; runs++)
{
    termsList.Add(value);
}

// You can convert it back to an array if you would like to
int[] terms = termsList.ToArray();

Context

Stack Overflow Q#202813, score: 1065

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