two dimesional array

[Denny]

This is probably an easy question but I can't figure it out.

I have a component that returns a 2 dimensional array of strings ( I don't
have access to the source code). I also don't know what the dimensions will
be.

When I try to assign it to another variable I get:

"Cant' explicitly convert type 'string' to 'string[*,*]

I've even tried to declare a string array with know dimensions but no luck.
Anyone have a thought to the solution?

Thanks.

 

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

Denny,

You can call the static GetUpperBound method of the Array class to get
the upper bound for any dimension in the array.

If you don't trust the lower bound, you can call the static
GetLowerBound function to get the lower bound of the array.

 

[Stanimir Stoyanov]

In addition to what Nicholas wrote, the array definition would be

string[,] array = YourClass.MethodWhichReturnsTheArray();

 

[\Ji Zhou [MSFT]\]

Hello Denny,

Thanks for using Microsoft Newsgroup Support Service, my name is Ji Zhou
[MSFT] and I will be working on this issue with you.

As Peter indicates, the error message you post means that the returned type
of the called function is string, not a string array. So, would you like to
elaborate the exact scenario you are facing? We then can give some
suggestions or help on the issue.

If the component you mentioned is a dot net assembly, you can use the tool
Reflector to see all function's signature and IL disassembly codes. Then
you will know what type of data is returned from the called function. You
can download the Reflector here
http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/.

Please let me know if you need any future help on this. I am glad to be of
future help. Have a good day, Denny!


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[Denny]

Thanks for all the replies. I was able to look at the source code (its from
another department), and we changed it on the component end.

Basically, since it was a VB.net component, with explicit off, the compiler
was automatically changing it to what it thought needed to be returned. We
correctly returned the 2 dimentional array, and the problem was fixed.