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Array.GetLength Method

.NET Framework 3.0

Gets a 32-bit integer that represents the number of elements in the specified dimension of the Array.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public int GetLength (
	int dimension
)

public int GetLength (
	int dimension
)

JScript

public function GetLength (
	dimension : int
) : int

XAML

Not applicable.

Parameters

dimension: A zero-based dimension of the Array whose length needs to be determined.

Return Value

A 32-bit integer that represents the number of elements in the specified dimension.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
IndexOutOfRangeException	dimension is less than zero. -or- dimension is equal to or greater than Rank.

Exception type

Condition

IndexOutOfRangeException

dimension is less than zero.

-or-

dimension is equal to or greater than Rank.

Remarks

An example of GetLength is GetLength(0), which returns the number of elements in the first dimension of the Array.

This method is an O(1) operation.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 1.0

Reference

Array Class
Array Members
System Namespace
Length
GetLongLength
ICollection.Count
Rank

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