C# .Length

The .Length property returns the total number of elements in the array, including all dimensions of the array.

Syntax

int myLength = myArray.Length;

myArray.Length returns an int that represents the number of elements in myArray.

Example

The following example initializes an array, then prints out the number of elements it contains:

using System;

public class Example
{
  public static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    int[] myArray = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4};
    Console.WriteLine(myArray.Length); // Output: 5
  }
}

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The following runnable code uses the .Length property to return the length of the numbers array:

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