I have an one dimensional array being created from a delimited list using
string.split. Now I'd like to take that array and add another dimension and
manually put a value in there based on the contents of the first element. I
can loop through my array no problem, but I don't see how (if?) I can add
another "column" to it. Seems like it should be simple.

Can I do this? How? TIA!

Matt

Matt,

I don't believe you can add a dimension to an array. I would declare a new
array and use array.copy to move the contents of the old 1-dim array into
the new multi-dim array.

HTH,

Raymond Lewallen

"MattB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have an one dimensional array being created from a delimited list using
> string.split. Now I'd like to take that array and add another dimension
and
> manually put a value in there based on the contents of the first element.
I
> can loop through my array no problem, but I don't see how (if?) I can add
> another "column" to it. Seems like it should be simple.
>
> Can I do this? How? TIA!
>
> Matt
>
>

* "MattB" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> I have an one dimensional array being created from a delimited list using
> string.split. Now I'd like to take that array and add another dimension and
> manually put a value in there based on the contents of the first element. I
> can loop through my array no problem, but I don't see how (if?) I can add
> another "column" to it. Seems like it should be simple.

You cannot change the number of dimensions in an array, you will have to
create a new array with more dimensions and copy over data.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

I was actually just trying that approach. I'm having trouble using
array.copy to go from a one-demensional array to a two-dimensional array.
Anyone got a sample? Thanks!

Matt

Raymond Lewallen wrote:
> Matt,
>
> I don't believe you can add a dimension to an array. I would declare
> a new array and use array.copy to move the contents of the old 1-dim
> array into the new multi-dim array.
>
> HTH,
>
> Raymond Lewallen
>
> "MattB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c5ets3$uljh$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have an one dimensional array being created from a delimited list
>> using string.split. Now I'd like to take that array and add another
>> dimension and manually put a value in there based on the contents of
>> the first element. I can loop through my array no problem, but I
>> don't see how (if?) I can add another "column" to it. Seems like it
>> should be simple.
>>
>> Can I do this? How? TIA!
>>
>> Matt

Mattb,
Array.Copy requires both arrays to have the same dimensions.

You will have to use a For loop to copy the elements.

Something like:

Dim x(9) As Integer
Dim y(9, 1) As Integer
For index As Integer = 0 To x.Length - 1
y(index, 0) = x(index)
Next

Hope this helps
Jay

"MattB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c5f1tm$uk8m$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I was actually just trying that approach. I'm having trouble using
> array.copy to go from a one-demensional array to a two-dimensional array.
> Anyone got a sample? Thanks!
>
> Matt
>
> Raymond Lewallen wrote:
> > Matt,
> >
> > I don't believe you can add a dimension to an array. I would declare
> > a new array and use array.copy to move the contents of the old 1-dim
> > array into the new multi-dim array.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Raymond Lewallen
> >
> > "MattB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:c5ets3$uljh$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I have an one dimensional array being created from a delimited list
> >> using string.split. Now I'd like to take that array and add another
> >> dimension and manually put a value in there based on the contents of
> >> the first element. I can loop through my array no problem, but I
> >> don't see how (if?) I can add another "column" to it. Seems like it
> >> should be simple.
> >>
> >> Can I do this? How? TIA!
> >>
> >> Matt
>
>
>