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Array.CopyTo Method

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Copies all the elements of the current one-dimensional Array to the specified one-dimensional Array starting at the specified destination Array index. The index is specified as a 32-bit integer.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub CopyTo ( _
    array As Array, _
    index As Integer _
)

public void CopyTo(
    Array array,
    int index
)

Parameters

  • array
    Type: System.Array
    The one-dimensional Array that is the destination of the elements copied from the current Array.
  • index
    Type: System.Int32
    A 32-bit integer that represents the index in array at which copying begins.

Implements

ICollection.CopyTo(Array, Int32)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

array is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

index is less than the lower bound of array.
ArgumentException

array is multidimensional.

-or-

The number of elements in the source Array is greater than the available space from index to the end of the destination array.
ArrayTypeMismatchException

The type of the source Array cannot be cast automatically to the type of the destination array.
RankException

The source Array is multidimensional.
InvalidCastException

At least one element in the source Array cannot be cast to the type of destination array.

Remarks

This method supports the System.Collections.ICollection interface. If implementing System.Collections.ICollection is not explicitly required, use Copy to avoid an extra indirection.

If this method throws an exception while copying, the state of array is undefined.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Length.

Version Information

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

Platforms

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