Type.GetArrayRank Method
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets the number of dimensions in an Array.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Function GetArrayRank As Integer
public virtual int GetArrayRank()
Return Value
Type: System..::.Int32
An Int32 containing the number of dimensions in the current Type.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| NotSupportedException | The functionality of this method is unsupported in the base class and must be implemented in a derived class instead. |
| ArgumentException | The current Type is not an array. |
Examples
The following example displays the number of dimensions in an array.
Note
To run this example, see Building examples that have static TextBlock controls for Windows Phone 8.
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim myArray(,,) As Integer = {{{12, 2, 35}, {300, 78, 33}}, _
{{92, 42, 135}, { 30, 7, 3}}}
Dim myType As Type = myArray.GetType()
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("myArray has {0} dimensions." & vbCrLf, _
myType.GetArrayRank())
End Sub
End Class
' This code example produces the following output:
'
'myArray has 3 dimensions.
using System;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
int[,,] myArray = { { { 12, 2, 35 }, { 300, 78, 33 } },
{ { 92, 42, 135 }, { 30, 7, 3 } } };
Type myType = myArray.GetType();
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("myArray has {0} dimensions.\n",
myType.GetArrayRank());
}
}
/* This example produces the following output:
myArray has 3 dimensions.
*/
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone