VB.NET Empty String Array
VB is 0-indexed in array declarations, so seomthing like Dim myArray(10) as String gives you 11 elements. It's a common mistake when translating from C languages.
So, for an empty array, either of the following would work:
Dim str(-1) as String ' -1 + 1 = 0, so this has 0 elementsDim str() as String = New String() { } ' implicit size, initialized to empty
Something like:
Dim myArray(9) as StringWould give you an array of 10 String references (each pointing to Nothing).
If you're not sure of the size at declaration time, you can declare a String array like this:
Dim myArray() as StringAnd then you can point it at a properly-sized array of Strings later:
ReDim myArray(9) as StringZombieSheep is right about using a List if you don't know the total size and you need to dynamically populate it. In VB.NET that would be:
Dim myList as New List(Of String)myList.Add("foo")myList.Add("bar")And then to get an array from that List:
myList.ToArray()@Mark
Thanks for the correction.