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Arrays With Non-Zero Lower Bounds VB.NET
Level: Intermediate

In VB.NET, you can use the System.Array class to create an array with non-zero lower bounds. To do this, use the System.Array.CreateInstance method: Array.CreateInstance(Type, Lengths(), LowerBounds( ) ).

If the array you create has two or more dimensions, you can cast it to a normal array. This example creates an array of strings equivalent to Dim sArray(5 To 14, 8 To 27):

Dim Lengths() As Int32 = {10, 20}
Dim LowerBounds() As Int32 = {5, 8}

Dim myArray As Array = _
	Array.CreateInstance(GetType(String), _
	Lengths, LowerBounds)

' have to declare the array with the correct
' number of dimensions
Dim sArray(,) As String = CType(myArray, _
	String(,))

Dim i As Int32
For i = 0 To sArray.Rank - 1
	Console.WriteLine _
	("dimension {0} , LowerBound = {1}, _
		UpperBound = {2}", _
	i, sArray.GetLowerBound(i), _
	sArray.GetUpperBound(i))

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Note: You cannot cast to single dimension arrays because VB.NET creates them as vectors.

by Bill McCarthy, Barongarook, Victoria, Australia
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