Array.GetUpperBound(Int32) Method

Definition

Gets the index of the last element of the specified dimension in the array.

public:
 int GetUpperBound(int dimension);
public int GetUpperBound (int dimension);
member this.GetUpperBound : int -> int
Public Function GetUpperBound (dimension As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

dimension
Int32

A zero-based dimension of the array whose upper bound needs to be determined.

Returns

The index of the last element of the specified dimension in the array, or -1 if the specified dimension is empty.

Exceptions

dimension is less than zero.

-or-

dimension is equal to or greater than Rank.

Examples

The following example uses the GetLowerBound and GetUpperBound methods to display the bounds of a one-dimensional and two-dimensional array and to display the values of their array elements.

using namespace System;

void main()  
{
   // Create a one-dimensional integer array.
   array<int>^ integers = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 };
   // Get the upper and lower bound of the array.
   int upper = integers->GetUpperBound(0);
   int lower = integers->GetLowerBound(0);
   Console::WriteLine("Elements from index {0} to {1}:", lower, upper);
   // Iterate the array.
   for (int ctr = lower; ctr <= upper; ctr++)
     Console::Write("{0}{1}{2}", ctr == lower ? "   " : "", 
                                 integers[ctr], 
                                 ctr < upper ? ", " : Environment::NewLine);

   Console::WriteLine();
   
   // Create a two-dimensional integer array.
   array<int, 2>^ integers2d = { {2, 4}, {3, 9}, {4, 16}, {5, 25}, 
                                 {6, 36}, {7, 49}, {8, 64}, {9, 81} }; 
   // Get the number of dimensions.                               
   int rank = integers2d->Rank;  
   Console::WriteLine("Number of dimensions: {0}", rank);      
   for (int ctr = 0; ctr < rank; ctr++)
     Console::WriteLine("   Dimension {0}: from {1} to {2}",
                        ctr, integers2d->GetLowerBound(ctr),
                        integers2d->GetUpperBound(ctr));

   // Iterate the 2-dimensional array and display its values.
   Console::WriteLine("   Values of array elements:");
   for (int outer = integers2d->GetLowerBound(0); outer <= integers2d->GetUpperBound(0);
        outer++)
     for (int inner = integers2d->GetLowerBound(1); inner <= integers2d->GetUpperBound(1);
          inner++)
        Console::WriteLine("      {3}{0}, {1}{4} = {2}", outer, inner,
                           integers2d->GetValue(outer, inner), "{", "}");
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Elements from index 0 to 9:
//          2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
//       
//       Number of dimensions: 2
//          Dimension 0: from 0 to 7
//          Dimension 1: from 0 to 1
//          Values of array elements:
//             {0, 0} = 2
//             {0, 1} = 4
//             {1, 0} = 3
//             {1, 1} = 9
//             {2, 0} = 4
//             {2, 1} = 16
//             {3, 0} = 5
//             {3, 1} = 25
//             {4, 0} = 6
//             {4, 1} = 36
//             {5, 0} = 7
//             {5, 1} = 49
//             {6, 0} = 8
//             {6, 1} = 64
//             {7, 0} = 9
//             {7, 1} = 81
using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      // Create a one-dimensional integer array.
      int[] integers = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 };
      // Get the upper and lower bound of the array.
      int upper = integers.GetUpperBound(0);
      int lower = integers.GetLowerBound(0);
      Console.WriteLine($"Elements from index {lower} to {upper}:");
      // Iterate the array.
      for (int ctr = lower; ctr <= upper; ctr++)
        Console.Write($"{(ctr == lower ?"   " : "")}{integers[ctr]}" +
                      $"{(ctr < upper ? ", " : Environment.NewLine)}");

      Console.WriteLine();

      // Create a two-dimensional integer array.
      int[,] integers2d= { {2, 4}, {3, 9}, {4, 16}, {5, 25},
                           {6, 36}, {7, 49}, {8, 64}, {9, 81} };
      // Get the number of dimensions.
      int rank = integers2d.Rank;
      Console.WriteLine($"Number of dimensions: {rank}");
      for (int ctr = 0; ctr < rank; ctr++)
        Console.WriteLine($"   Dimension {ctr}: " +
                          $"from {integers2d.GetLowerBound(ctr)} to {integers2d.GetUpperBound(ctr)}");

      // Iterate the 2-dimensional array and display its values.
      Console.WriteLine("   Values of array elements:");
      for (int outer = integers2d.GetLowerBound(0); outer <= integers2d.GetUpperBound(0);
           outer++)
        for (int inner = integers2d.GetLowerBound(1); inner <= integers2d.GetUpperBound(1);
             inner++)
           Console.WriteLine($"      {'\u007b'}{outer}, {inner}{'\u007d'} = " +
                             $"{integers2d.GetValue(outer, inner)}");
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Elements from index 0 to 9:
//          2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
//
//       Number of dimensions: 2
//          Dimension 0: from 0 to 7
//          Dimension 1: from 0 to 1
//          Values of array elements:
//             {0, 0} = 2
//             {0, 1} = 4
//             {1, 0} = 3
//             {1, 1} = 9
//             {2, 0} = 4
//             {2, 1} = 16
//             {3, 0} = 5
//             {3, 1} = 25
//             {4, 0} = 6
//             {4, 1} = 36
//             {5, 0} = 7
//             {5, 1} = 49
//             {6, 0} = 8
//             {6, 1} = 64
//             {7, 0} = 9
//             {7, 1} = 81
open System


// Create a one-dimensional integer array.
let integers = [| 2..2..20 |]

// Get the upper and lower bound of the array.
let upper = integers.GetUpperBound 0
let lower = integers.GetLowerBound 0
printfn $"Elements from index {lower} to {upper}:"

// Iterate the array.
for i = lower to upper do
    if i = lower then printf "   "
    printf $"{integers[i]}"
    if i < upper then ", " else Environment.NewLine
    |> printf "%s"

printfn ""

// Create a two-dimensional integer array.
let integers2d = 
    array2D [ [ 2; 4 ]; [ 3; 9 ]; [ 4; 16 ]; [ 5; 25 ]
              [ 6; 36 ]; [ 7; 49 ]; [ 8; 64 ]; [ 9; 81 ] ]

// Get the number of dimensions.
let rank = integers2d.Rank
printfn $"Number of dimensions: {rank}"
for i = 0 to rank - 1 do
    printfn $"   Dimension {i}: from {integers2d.GetLowerBound i} to {integers2d.GetUpperBound i}"

// Iterate the 2-dimensional array and display its values.
printfn "   Values of array elements:"
for outer = integers2d.GetLowerBound 0 to integers2d.GetUpperBound 0 do

    for inner = integers2d.GetLowerBound 1 to integers2d.GetUpperBound 1 do
        printfn $"      {'\u007b'}{outer}, {inner}{'\u007d'} = {integers2d.GetValue(outer, inner)}"
   
// The example displays the following output:
//       Elements from index 0 to 9:
//          2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
//
//       Number of dimensions: 2
//          Dimension 0: from 0 to 7
//          Dimension 1: from 0 to 1
//          Values of array elements:
//             {0, 0} = 2
//             {0, 1} = 4
//             {1, 0} = 3
//             {1, 1} = 9
//             {2, 0} = 4
//             {2, 1} = 16
//             {3, 0} = 5
//             {3, 1} = 25
//             {4, 0} = 6
//             {4, 1} = 36
//             {5, 0} = 7
//             {5, 1} = 49
//             {6, 0} = 8
//             {6, 1} = 64
//             {7, 0} = 9
//             {7, 1} = 81
Public Module Example    
    Public Sub Main()
        ' Create a one-dimensional integer array.
        Dim integers() As Integer = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 }
        ' Get the upper and lower bound of the array.
        Dim upper As Integer = integers.GetUpperBound(0)
        Dim lower As Integer = integers.GetLowerBound(0)
        Console.WriteLine($"Elements from index {lower} to {upper}:")
        ' Iterate the array.
        For ctr As Integer = lower To upper
           Console.Write("{0}{1}{2}", If(ctr = lower, "   ", ""), 
                                     integers(ctr), 
                                     If(ctr < upper, ", ", vbCrLf))
        Next
        Console.WriteLine()
        
        ' Create a two-dimensional integer array.
        Dim integers2d(,) As Integer = {{2, 4}, {3, 9}, {4, 16}, {5, 25}, 
                                       {6, 36}, {7, 49}, {8, 64}, {9, 81} } 
        ' Get the number of dimensions.                               
        Dim rank As Integer = integers2d.Rank  
        Console.WriteLine($"Number of dimensions: {rank}")      
        For ctr As Integer = 0 To rank - 1
           Console.WriteLine($"   Dimension {ctr}: " +
                             $"from {integers2d.GetLowerBound(ctr)} to {integers2d.GetUpperBound(ctr)}")
        Next
        ' Iterate the 2-dimensional array and display its values.
        Console.WriteLine("   Values of array elements:")
        For outer = integers2d.GetLowerBound(0) To integers2d.GetUpperBound(0)
           For inner = integers2d.GetLowerBound(1) To integers2d.GetUpperBound(1)
              Console.WriteLine($"      {ChrW(&h07b)}{outer}, {inner}{ChrW(&h007d)} = " +
                                $"{integers2d.GetValue(outer, inner)}")
           Next
        Next
    End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output.
'       Elements from index 0 to 9:
'          2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
'       
'       Number of dimensions: 2
'          Dimension 0: from 0 to 7
'          Dimension 1: from 0 to 1
'          Values of array elements:
'             {0, 0} = 2
'             {0, 1} = 4
'             {1, 0} = 3
'             {1, 1} = 9
'             {2, 0} = 4
'             {2, 1} = 16
'             {3, 0} = 5
'             {3, 1} = 25
'             {4, 0} = 6
'             {4, 1} = 36
'             {5, 0} = 7
'             {5, 1} = 49
'             {6, 0} = 8
'             {6, 1} = 64
'             {7, 0} = 9
'             {7, 1} = 81

Remarks

GetUpperBound(0) returns the last index in the first dimension of the array, and GetUpperBound(Rank - 1) returns the last index of the last dimension of the array.

This method is an O(1) operation.

Applies to

See also