i have got a problem with arrays

[NewOrder]

i have the following array:

int[,] simpleArray =new int[,]{
              {1,1},{1,2},{1,3},{1,4},{1,5},{1,6},{1,7},{1,8},{1,9},{1,10},{1,11} ,
              {2,1},                                                                {2,11},
              {3,1},                                                                   {3,11},
              {4,1},                                                                 {4,11},
              {5,1},                                                                {5,11},
              {6,1},                                                                  {6,11},
              {7,1},                                                                 {7,11},
              {8,1},                                                                 {8,11},
              {9,1},                                                                 {9,11},
              {10,1},                                                                {10,11},
              {11,1},{11,2},{11,3},{11,4},{11,5},{11,6},{11,7},{11,8},{11,9},{11,10},{11,11},

                                };

            for (int i = 0; i < 11; i++)
            {
                for (int m = 0; m < 11; m++)
                {
                    if (simpleArray[i, m] == simpleArray[1, 1])
                    {
                        string one = "";
                        string two = "";
                        string three = "Go To Jail";
                        string four = "";
                        string five = "";

                        Console.WriteLine(one);
                        Console.WriteLine(two);
                        Console.WriteLine(three);
                        Console.WriteLine(four);
                        Console.WriteLine(five);

                        Console.WriteLine(i);
                        Console.WriteLine(m);

                    }
                    if (simpleArray[i, m] == simpleArray[1, 2]) // array index out of bound!!? why?
                    {
                        string one = "";
                        string two = "";
                        string three = "Go To Jail";
                        string four = "";
                        string five = "";

                        Console.WriteLine(one);
                        Console.WriteLine(two);
                        Console.WriteLine(three);
                        Console.WriteLine(four);
                        Console.WriteLine(five);
                    }

i try to create a monopoly board. it gives me array index out of bound on the second if. why?

[Mitja Bonca]

In this code simpleArray[i, m] == simpleArray[1, 2]
there is no array of [1, 2]!
but I dont even know what are you trying to do. maybe would help, if you explain us your code a bit better.

Mitja

[croker10]

New Order,
Just out of curiosity, why are you trying to use a string array for this?

It seems that making a space object and an array or list of spaces would be a much more simple and intuitive solution.

Unless you absolutely have to, I would advise against the approach you are currently using.

If you do need to, you may look at using a jagged array instead, creating an array such as string[][] will create an array of arrays which will probably fit your needs a little better. check out this msdn page for an idea of how they work http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288453(VS.71).aspx

[NewOrder]

i know i could use a string array. but i tried to play with arrays a bit , i want to build a monopoly board. the empty places , 0 should print nothing and the places filled with numbers (other than 0) should print you a particular square.

why does it give me index out of bound. hmmmm, i dont completely understand the syntax, did i create one row of an array?

[croker10]

New Order,

The first index specifies which set of the arrays is being referenced, the second specifies which item in the set.

so, if you have an array {{1,2},{3,4},{7,12}}

and reference [1,1], you are referencing the second set (0 based of course), and the second item in the set so 4;

so when you are asking your program to reference [1,2], it is trying to look at index 3 of the second item, {1,2}. There is no third item for it to reference, [1,0] and [1,1] would work fine, but not [1,2]. Make sense?

To iterate a little further, your array's explicit definition is [40,2]