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Hello Good Friends, :laugh:
I need your help again. Please help me.

I am using C#NET2008 to develop application using Two Dimension Array to store String text and INT data

These are the error messages:
Error #1 Index was outside the bounds of the array.
Error #2 Cannot implicitly convert type 'int' to 'string'

C#
private string[ , ] strColmArray = new string[9, 1];

private void FLoadColmArray()
   {
       strColmArray[0, 0] = "Order ID";
       strColmArray[0, 1] =  "Ord487";  <--- Error #1

       strColmArray[1, 0]  = "Product ID";
       strColmArray[1,1]   =  750.45;  <- Error #2
    }
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Updated 1-Jan-11 19:56pm
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strColmArray[0, 1] =  "Ord487";  <--- Error #1


Your array is small, that's why you get the first error.
Try

C#
private string[ , ] strColmArray = new string[9, 2]


The second error - is because you can't use a string array to store integers, try:
strColmArray[1,1]   =  "750.45";  - Error #2


As a side note, don't use a two dimensional array for this kind of things.
You can use a DataTable or a List Of Strongly typed objects to do these kind of things.
 
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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 2-Jan-11 4:54am    
I think OP has trouble grasping the concept of zero based indexes so I pointed that out to him in my answer. Since you're absolutely correct I gave you 5 for your good answer.
You have even shown him the correct solution which he has obviously not tried out.
Shani Natav 2-Jan-11 4:59am    
Thanks! :)
Manfred Rudolf Bihy 2-Jan-11 4:59am    
[Moved to a comment on OP's behalf]
My Array is not small as per my declaration
private string[ , ] strColmArray = new string[9, 1];
Using DataTable is no problem but I have to obey instructions from my IT Senior Team Leader whose requirement and specfication requested the use of ARRAY. So, I have no choice.
Your array is too small! The nubmers are 9 and 1 giving you 9 slots in the first array dimension and 1 slot in the second array dimension.
Indexes are zero based so:

C#
private string[ , ] strColmArray = new string[9, 1];
private void FLoadColmArray()
   {
       strColmArray[0, 0] = "Order ID";
       strColmArray[0, 1] =  "Ord487";  //This is the second slot in the second array but you declared only one slot

       strColmArray[1, 0]  = "Product ID";
       strColmArray[1,1]   =  750.45;  //should be "750.45" as there is no implicit cast from that to a string it will have to be done explicitely or expressed as a string in the first place
    }


I think you need to read some on arrays and zero based indexes.

Best Regards,

Manfred
 
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If your IT Senior Team Leader has requested an Array, then give him an Array.

It cannot, however, be a string Array since one of the pieces of data is an integer, unless you convert to and from a string each time you want to read or store that data.

You could use an Array of type Object

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private object[ , ] objColmArray = new object[9, 1];


which will allow you to store any data type but has the disadvantage that to make use of the data you will have to convert/cast the data when reading it.

My preference, if it has to be an Array, would be to use a one dimensional array of a custom class

C#
internal class MyClass
{
  public string Name {get; set;}
  public int Value {get; set;}
}

private MyClass[] mcColmArray = new MyClass[100];


My real preference would be to have a chat with your IT Senior Team Leader to find out why they want you to use an Array when it is not the best option.
 
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Hi Henry Minute,
As requested by you to speak to my IT Senior Team Leader, I have printed your request and show it to JaneDurban my IT Senior Team Leader.

She mentioned that the request of using 2 Dimensional Array by me is to develop the working logic so share it with other developers who are fresh Graduates from University 8 months ago who do not have the practical experiences.

She said the idea of 2 dimensional Array is to create a storage events of Column Name and column width for EXCEL 2003 Spreadsheet and WORD 2003 Table that will reduced the codings.
 
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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Jan-11 1:19am    
TeeLeong, you're not supposed to post such text in the form reserved to answer your question. Please, remove it and put in comment to the answer of Henry Minute.
[Moved to a comment]:

This was supposed to a comment OP should have written to an answer.
 
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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 2-Jan-11 4:49am    
Answer was moved to a comment.
You have some correct answers here.

Also, don't forget jagged array (in some document Microsoft recommended to prefer those over regular fixed-rank arrays, because they can contain uneven-length array in one or more indexes, buy I think, this depends on application):

C#
string[][] array = new string[3][];
int length = array.Length; //==3; first index is outer
for (int index = 0; index < length; index++)
    array[index] = new string[index * 2 + 1]; //for example
//...
array[2][0] = "some value";


I've put this sample just to let you see which index is initialized first and which one allows for variable-length initialization.
 
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