Declare the jagged array as 4 rows high
Option Strict On
Imports System
Public Class Tester
Public Shared Sub Main()
Const rowsUB As Integer = 3 " upper bounds
Const rowZero As Integer = 5
Const rowOne As Integer = 2
Const rowTwo As Integer = 3
Const rowThree As Integer = 5
Dim i As Integer
Dim jaggedArray(rowsUB)() As Integer
ReDim jaggedArray(0)(rowZero)
ReDim jaggedArray(1)(rowOne)
ReDim jaggedArray(2)(rowTwo)
ReDim jaggedArray(3)(rowThree)
jaggedArray(0)(3) = 15
jaggedArray(1)(1) = 12
jaggedArray(2)(1) = 9
jaggedArray(2)(2) = 99
jaggedArray(3)(0) = 10
jaggedArray(3)(1) = 11
jaggedArray(3)(2) = 12
jaggedArray(3)(3) = 13
jaggedArray(3)(4) = 14
For i = 0 To rowZero
Console.WriteLine("jaggedArray(0)({0}) = {1}", _
i, jaggedArray(0)(i))
Next
For i = 0 To rowOne
Console.WriteLine("jaggedArray(1)({0}) = {1}", _
i, jaggedArray(1)(i))
Next
For i = 0 To rowTwo
Console.WriteLine("jaggedArray(2)({0}) = {1}", _
i, jaggedArray(2)(i))
Next
For i = 0 To rowThree
Console.WriteLine("jaggedArray(3)({0}) = {1}", _
i, jaggedArray(3)(i))
Next
End Sub
End Class
jaggedArray(0)(0) = 0
jaggedArray(0)(1) = 0
jaggedArray(0)(2) = 0
jaggedArray(0)(3) = 15
jaggedArray(0)(4) = 0
jaggedArray(0)(5) = 0
jaggedArray(1)(0) = 0
jaggedArray(1)(1) = 12
jaggedArray(1)(2) = 0
jaggedArray(2)(0) = 0
jaggedArray(2)(1) = 9
jaggedArray(2)(2) = 99
jaggedArray(2)(3) = 0
jaggedArray(3)(0) = 10
jaggedArray(3)(1) = 11
jaggedArray(3)(2) = 12
jaggedArray(3)(3) = 13
jaggedArray(3)(4) = 14
jaggedArray(3)(5) = 0
Define and initialize the two dimensional array
Imports System
Class Tester
Public Shared Sub Main()
Const rowsUB As Integer = 4
Const columnsUB As Integer = 3
Dim rectangularArray As Integer(,) = _
{{0, 1, 2}, {3, 4, 5}, {6, 7, 8}, {9, 10, 11}}
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To rowsUB - 1
Dim j As Integer
For j = 0 To columnsUB - 1
Console.WriteLine( _
"rectangularArray[{0},{1}] = {2}", _
i, j, rectangularArray(i, j))
Next j
Next i
End Sub "Run
End Class
rectangularArray[0,0] = 0
rectangularArray[0,1] = 1
rectangularArray[0,2] = 2
rectangularArray[1,0] = 3
rectangularArray[1,1] = 4
rectangularArray[1,2] = 5
rectangularArray[2,0] = 6
rectangularArray[2,1] = 7
rectangularArray[2,2] = 8
rectangularArray[3,0] = 9
rectangularArray[3,1] = 10
rectangularArray[3,2] = 11
Initialize two dimensional array by index
Public Class Tester
Public Shared Sub Main
Dim SqaresTable(5, 1) As Integer
SqaresTable(0, 0) = 0
SqaresTable(0, 1) = 0
SqaresTable(1, 0) = 1
SqaresTable(1, 1) = 1
SqaresTable(2, 0) = 2
SqaresTable(2, 1) = 4
SqaresTable(3, 0) = 3
SqaresTable(3, 1) = 9
SqaresTable(4, 0) = 4
SqaresTable(4, 1) = 16
SqaresTable(5, 0) = 5
SqaresTable(5, 1) = 25
Console.WriteLine(SqaresTable(2, 1))
End Sub
End Class
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Initializing multi-dimensional arrays
Module Tester
Sub Main()
Dim i, j As Integer
" create rectangular two-dimensional array
Dim array1 As Integer(,)
array1 = New Integer(,) {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}}
" create jagged two-dimensional array
Dim array2 As Integer()() = New Integer(2)() {}
array2(0) = New Integer() {1, 2}
array2(1) = New Integer() {3}
array2(2) = New Integer() {4, 5, 6}
For i = 0 To array1.GetUpperBound(0)
For j = 0 To array1.GetUpperBound(1)
Console.Write(array1(i, j) & " ")
Next
Console.WriteLine("")
Next
For i = 0 To array2.GetUpperBound(0)
For j = 0 To array2(i).GetUpperBound(0)
Console.WriteLine(array2(i)(j) & " ")
Next
Console.WriteLine("")
Next
End Sub
End Module
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Jagged two-dimensional array example.
Module Tester
Dim lastStudent, lastExam As Integer
Sub Main()
Dim i As Integer
" jagged array with 3 rows of exam scores
Dim gradeArray As Integer()() = New Integer(2)() {}
gradeArray(0) = New Integer() {7, 8, 6, 3}
gradeArray(1) = New Integer() {8, 7, 9, 1}
gradeArray(2) = New Integer() {0, 0, 6, 1}
" upper bounds for array manipulations
lastStudent = gradeArray.GetUpperBound(0)
lastExam = gradeArray(0).GetUpperBound(0)
Console.WriteLine("Lowest grade: " & _
Minimum(gradeArray) & vbCrLf & "Highest grade: " & _
Maximum(gradeArray))
For i = 0 To lastStudent
Console.WriteLine("Average for student " & _
i & " is " & Average(gradeArray(i)))
Next
End Sub " Main
Function Minimum(ByVal grades As Integer()()) _
As Integer
Dim lowGrade As Integer = 100
Dim i, j As Integer
For i = 0 To lastStudent
For j = 0 To lastExam
If grades(i)(j) < lowGrade Then
lowGrade = grades(i)(j)
End If
Next
Next
Return lowGrade
End Function " Minimum
Function Maximum(ByVal grades As Integer()()) _
As Integer
Dim highGrade As Integer = 0
Dim i, j As Integer
For i = 0 To lastStudent
For j = 0 To lastExam
If grades(i)(j) > highGrade Then
highGrade = grades(i)(j)
End If
Next
Next
Return highGrade
End Function " Maximum
Function Average(ByVal setOfGrades As Integer()) _
As Double
Dim i As Integer, total As Integer = 0
For i = 0 To lastExam
total += setOfGrades(i)
Next
Return total / setOfGrades.Length
End Function " Average
End Module
Lowest grade: 0
Highest grade: 9
Average for student 0 is 6
Average for student 1 is 6.25
Average for student 2 is 1.75
Rectangular Array
Option Strict On
Imports System
Class Tester
Shared Sub Main()
Const rowsUB As Integer = 4
Const columnsUB As Integer = 3
Dim rectangularArray(rowsUB, columnsUB) As Integer
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To rowsUB - 1
Dim j As Integer
For j = 0 To columnsUB - 1
rectangularArray(i, j) = i + j
Next j
Next i
For i = 0 To rowsUB - 1
Dim j As Integer
For j = 0 To columnsUB - 1
Console.WriteLine( _
"rectangularArray[{0},{1}] = {2}", _
i, j, rectangularArray(i, j))
Next j
Next i
End Sub
End Class
rectangularArray[0,0] = 0
rectangularArray[0,1] = 1
rectangularArray[0,2] = 2
rectangularArray[1,0] = 1
rectangularArray[1,1] = 2
rectangularArray[1,2] = 3
rectangularArray[2,0] = 2
rectangularArray[2,1] = 3
rectangularArray[2,2] = 4
rectangularArray[3,0] = 3
rectangularArray[3,1] = 4
rectangularArray[3,2] = 5
Reference elements in two dimensional array
public class Test
public Shared Sub Main
Dim aryBoard(9, 9) As Integer
"Move the element.
aryBoard(0, 0) = 0
aryBoard(2, 4) = 1
"Check for the element.
If aryBoard(0, 0) = 1 Then
Console.WriteLine("The piece was found.")
Else
Console.WriteLine("The piece was not found.")
End If
End Sub
End class
The piece was not found.
Set the array of arrays
public class Test
public Shared Sub Main
Dim aryIntArray(9) As Integer
Dim aryStrArray(99) As String
Dim aryBigArray(1) As Object
Dim intCounter As Integer
"Populate array aryIntArray.
For intCounter = 0 To 9
aryIntArray(intCounter) = intCounter
Next
"Populate array aryStrArray.
For intCounter = 0 To 99
aryStrArray(intCounter) = "ITEM: " & intCounter.ToString("0000")
Next
"Set the array of arrays.
aryBigArray(0) = aryIntArray
aryBigArray(1) = aryStrArray
"Display some array values.
Console.WriteLine(aryBigArray(0)(7))
Console.WriteLine(aryBigArray(1)(16))
End Sub
End class
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ITEM: 0016
Use For Each/Next to find an element in a two dimension array
Module modForEach
Sub Main()
Dim gradeArray As Integer(,) = New Integer(,) _
{{77, 68, 86, 73}, {98, 87, 89, 81}, {70, 90, 86, 81}}
Dim grade As Integer
Dim lowGrade As Integer = 100
For Each grade In gradeArray
If grade < lowGrade Then
lowGrade = grade
End If
Next
Console.WriteLine("The minimum grade is: {0}", lowGrade)
End Sub " Main
End Module
The minimum grade is: 68