Type::MakeArrayType Method

Updated: June 2010

Returns a Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.

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

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Return Value

Type: System::Type
A Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The invoked method is not supported in the base class. Derived classes must provide an implementation.

TypeLoadException

The current type is TypedReference.

-or-

The current type is a ByRef type. That is, Type::IsByRef returns true.

The MakeArrayType method provides a way to generate array types whose element types are computed at run time.

Note   The common language runtime makes a distinction between vectors (that is, one-dimensional arrays that are always zero-based) and multidimensional arrays. A vector, which always has only one dimension, is not the same as a multidimensional array that happens to have only one dimension. This method overload can only be used to create vector types, and it is the only way to create a vector type. Use the MakeArrayType(Int32) method overload to create multidimensional array types.

The following code example creates array, ref (ByRef in Visual Basic), and pointer types for the Test class.

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Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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June 2010

Added missing TypeLoadException exception.

Customer feedback.

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