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user978122
user978122

Reputation: 5761

.Net Array() is the same as []

Silly question, but one I must ask as I am trying to create a System.Collections.Big assembly, filled with various collections that use larger indexes.

So, confirm if I am correct, the Array() class is not a simple wrapper for arrays([]) in C#, but is the real deal, correct? So if I upgrade Array to use a larger indexer, I can use the [] operator to get / set things without fear of some hidden nastiness, right?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 196

Answers (1)

Roy Dictus
Roy Dictus

Reputation: 33139

You are right that Array implements [], but you cannot extend it.

That is, even though Array is not sealed, you cannot derive from it -- the system will not let you. So you cannot modify Array's indexing mechanism either.

But why would you want to do that anyway?

EDIT BigArray<T> already exists in the .NET Framework :-), see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/joshwil/archive/2005/08/10/450202.aspx

Upvotes: 7

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