Declaring variable sized array in C#

Question

 I an used to declaring a variable sized array in other languages using the following syntax

int myarray[ ];

Looks like in C# I have to specify a size.  What if I do not know this size until run time, how do I declare such an array

Thanks in advance.

Klaus

Answer 1

In C# the syntax is slightly different:

int[] myarray = null;
// ...
int arraySize = 1;
// ...
myarray = new int[arraySize];

Answer 2

I'd probably use an instance of List<int> instead.. This way my collection can grow/shrink/whatever... And everytime i need an array representation of the collection i call ToArray()...

Answer 3

Thanks guys.

Answer 4

For more information about generics in C#, see: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0x6a29h6.aspx

Thanks