using reflection to get array of type

[Gary Brewer]

G'day,

If I have an object of type 'Type' how do I get a type of the same object as
an array of x dimensions at runtime?

For example,

Type t=typeof(string);

Type tAsArray=typeof(string[]);


Can I programmatically get tAsArray from t without having to explicity
declare the type at compile time? I would be nice if something like
t.GetAsArray(int dimensions) existed so I could do this at runtime, maybe it
does I'm just looking in the wrong place?

Regards,

Gary Brewer

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

If I have an object of type 'Type' how do I get a type of the same object as
an array of x dimensions at runtime?

I don't believe there's a nice way to do this in 1.1 (there may be in
2.0). You could always create an empty array using Array.CreateInstance
and then get the type of that.

 

[Gary Brewer]

Thanks Jon,

That is actually perfect,

Type t=typeof(string);

Type tAsArray=Array.CreateInstance(t,1).GetType();

^- that is the solution to my problem. Thanks.

Gary

 

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

Gary,

Your solution is a good one, and will work. If you want to eliminate
the overhead of the object creation, then you could just take the full type
name, and then add "[]" to it, and then get the type. However, changes in
the naming convention for the type would break this, most likely, so in that
sense, your solution is better.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Thanks Jon,

That is actually perfect,

Type t=typeof(string);

Type tAsArray=Array.CreateInstance(t,1).GetType();

^- that is the solution to my problem. Thanks.

Gary