I am getting confused to understand the multiple dimensional array. I am having three data(strFname,strLname,strMname).
I need to put this data in a multi dimensional array.There could be n number of rows. But for each row these three data I need to add.
That could be a string[,]:
string[,] data = new string[4, 3] {
{"a","b","c"},
{"d","e","f"},
{"g","h","i"},
{"j","k","l"}
};
However, I would advise you create a type with the expected properties, and have a List<T> of that type - much easier to understand:
class Person
{
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public string MiddleName { get; set; }
}
...
List<Person> people = new List<Person>();
people.Add(new Person {FirstName = "Fred", ... });
I don't think you should use a multi-dimensional array here - I think you should encapsulate the three values in a type - something like this (assuming I've interpreted the names correctly):
public sealed class Name
{
private readonly string firstName;
private readonly string lastName;
private readonly string middleName;
// Consider changing the ordering here?
public Name(string firstName, string lastName, string middleName)
{
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
this.middleName = middleName;
}
public string FirstName
{
get { return firstName; }
}
public string LastName
{
get { return lastName; }
}
public string MiddleName
{
get { return middleName; }
}
}
Then you can use a List<Name> or a Name[], both of which make the purpose clear.
(Yeah, this is now basically the same as Marc's answer, except my type is immutable :)
