[.net] hhrmm, const array in C# ?

You're not defining an array of constant Strings, you're defining a constant array of Strings.

yeah, I figured, but I don't really neither 'cause the compiler won't let me do this.
and it doesn't work to put the "const" in either place, I should have questioned more general like "is it possible at all to make an array of const items in C#", I guess.

C# has the readonly modifier, so you can use the following:



It works similar to const, except a readonly field can be initialized in the constructor (whereas a const must be initialized where it is declared).

i belive you cant use the const keyword with an array because arrays in dot net cantnot be constant due to the way they are declared.

doing
const string[] string = {"yada",yadda","yaadda"};

is the same as doing
const string[] string = new string[] {"yada",yadda","yaadda"};

the only way your going to get any thing thats close to a constant array of some thing is to use the readonly keyword.

I've looked long and hard to find a way to create a const array in .Net too, but static readonly is the closest you'll be able to get. It's one of the few things I miss from C++. If what you want is just a readonly, immutable array, you could create a wrapper class (or struct) that would only allow you to get the elements from the array and not set them. It still won't have the small performance benefits of constants, but it will accomplish the same access restrictions.

thanks for your answers, dudes.
that will do.

Reference types cannot have the const modifiers. The only exception to it is the string type. And since Array is a reference type, you can only use the readonly modifier.

You do have another option: Read-Only public properties.

I need to do it with a char array. You can check it out here:

HellspawnDev: C# const char array