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Q&A Get the length of a slice from a multi-dimensional array

You can use Array.GetUpperBound method Gets the index of the last element of the specified dimension in the array. and Array.GetLowerBound one accordingly. var arr = new int[,]{ { 1, 2 ...

posted 3y ago by FoggyFinder‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar FoggyFinder‭ · 2021-09-26T08:32:38Z (about 3 years ago)
You can use [Array.GetUpperBound](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.array.getupperbound?view=net-5.0) method 

> Gets the index of the last element of the specified dimension in the array.

and [Array.GetLowerBound](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.array.getlowerbound?view=net-5.0) one accordingly.

```csharp
var arr = new int[,]{
    { 1, 2 },
    { 23, 42 }
};

for (int i = arr.GetLowerBound(0); i <= arr.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
{
    for (int j = arr.GetLowerBound(0); j <= arr.GetUpperBound(1); j++)
    {
        Console.Write($"{arr[i, j],3} ");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}
```

The key difference between this method and `Array.GetLength` one is that `GetUpperBound` can be used in case when bounds of an array are arbitrary:

```csharp
var arrWithNonStandardBounds =
    Array.CreateInstance(
        typeof(ValueTuple<int, int>),
        new[] { 2, 2, },
        new int[] { -1, -1 }
    );

var n = arrWithNonStandardBounds.GetUpperBound(0);
var m = arrWithNonStandardBounds.GetUpperBound(1);

for (int i = arrWithNonStandardBounds.GetLowerBound(0); i <= n; i++)
{
    for (int j = arrWithNonStandardBounds.GetLowerBound(1); j <= m; j++)
    {
        arrWithNonStandardBounds.SetValue((i, j), i, j);
        Console.Write($"{arrWithNonStandardBounds.GetValue(i, j),5} ");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}
```

It's a rare case especially lately though.