Equivalent for Dim waveform() as Byte in Visual C#

[Sean87]

Hi guys,

I am converting a program from VBS to C#, I have a problem to understand what does this line of code means. I suspect it is a kind of array but what will its best convertion form to C# I dont know.

Dim waveform() as Byte

[MadHatter]

byte[] waveform;

if you know how big you want the array (say you want it 10 elements wide):

byte[] waveform = new byte[10];
waveform[0] = 1;
waveform[1] = 255; // assign elements of the array using the [index] notation

if you need it to be dynamic you should use a list data structure instead of an array:

List<byte> waveform = new List<byte>;
waveform.Add(1);
vaveform.Add(255);// just add byte values using Add, remove using Remove(index);
byte waveformValue = waveform[1]; // access the values just like you do the array
waveform[1] = 2; // reassign an existing value the same way you do with an array (it just has to already exist)

[David Anton]

In addition to MadHatter's answer, be aware that array length is used in C# to specify the size, while array upper bounds are used in VB, so you have to adjust for these.
e.g.,

Dim myArray(5) As Foo

needs to convert to:

Foo[] myArray = new Foo[6];