Type.GetArrayRank Method   
Definition
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Gets the number of dimensions in an array.
public:
 abstract int GetArrayRank();public:
 virtual int GetArrayRank();public abstract int GetArrayRank();public virtual int GetArrayRank();abstract member GetArrayRank : unit -> intabstract member GetArrayRank : unit -> int
override this.GetArrayRank : unit -> intPublic MustOverride Function GetArrayRank () As IntegerPublic Overridable Function GetArrayRank () As IntegerReturns
An integer that contains the number of dimensions in the current type.
Implements
Exceptions
The functionality of this method is unsupported in the base class and must be implemented in a derived class instead.
The current type is not an array.
Examples
The following example displays the number of dimensions in an array.
using System;
class MyArrayRankSample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            int[,,] myArray = new int[,,] {{{12,2,35},{300,78,33}},{{92,42,135},{30,7,3}}};
            Type myType = myArray.GetType();
            Console.WriteLine("Contents of myArray: {{{12,2,35},{300,78,33}},{{92,42,135},{30,7,3}}}");
            Console.WriteLine("myArray has {0} dimensions.", myType.GetArrayRank());
        }
        catch(NotSupportedException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("NotSupportedException raised.");
            Console.WriteLine("Source: " + e.Source);
            Console.WriteLine("Message: " + e.Message);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception raised.");
            Console.WriteLine("Source: " + e.Source);
            Console.WriteLine("Message: " + e.Message);
        }
    }
}
open System
try
    let myArray = Array3D.zeroCreate 2 2 3
    myArray[0, 0, 0] <- 12
    myArray[0, 0, 1] <- 2
    myArray[0, 0, 2] <- 35
    myArray[0, 1, 0] <- 300
    myArray[0, 1, 1] <- 78
    myArray[0, 1, 2] <- 33
    
    myArray[1, 0, 0] <- 92
    myArray[1, 0, 1] <- 42
    myArray[1, 0, 2] <- 135
    
    myArray[1, 1, 0] <- 30
    myArray[1, 1, 1] <- 7
    myArray[1, 1, 2] <- 3
    let myType = myArray.GetType()
    printfn "Contents of myArray: {{{12,2,35},{300,78,33}},{{92,42,135},{30,7,3}}}"
    printfn $"myArray has {myType.GetArrayRank()} dimensions."
with 
| :? NotSupportedException as e ->
    printfn "NotSupportedException raised."
    printfn $"Source: {e.Source}"
    printfn $"Message: {e.Message}"
| e ->
    printfn "Exception raised."
    printfn $"Source: {e.Source}"
    printfn $"Message: {e.Message}"
Class MyArrayRankSample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim myArray(,,) As Integer = {{{12, 2, 35}, {300, 78, 33}}, {{92, 42, 135}, {30, 7, 3}}}
            Dim myType As Type = myArray.GetType()
            Console.WriteLine("Contents of myArray: {{{12,2,35},{300,78,33}},{{92,42,135},{30,7,3}}}")
            Console.WriteLine("myArray has {0} dimensions.", myType.GetArrayRank())
        Catch e As NotSupportedException
            Console.WriteLine("NotSupportedException raised.")
            Console.WriteLine(("Source: " + e.Source))
            Console.WriteLine(("Message: " + e.Message))
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Exception raised.")
            Console.WriteLine(("Source: " + e.Source))
            Console.WriteLine(("Message: " + e.Message))
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class