C#, API - Multidimensional arrays

Question

I have an unmanaged API function and below mentioned is it's equivalent c# code...

Myfunction(unit handle, int index, out bool flag,out int value, out string name); 

Here the variable index varies from 0 to 59. I am able to fetch the data individually. I mean I can pass value to the variable index from a TextBox and I am getting the corresponding outputs. But how to collect the values in an array fashion. Each time I don't want to give index input I simply want to display all the values in a ListBox ... How to achieve this?

Answer 1

Before we start, this is not a multidimensional array. This is a simple linear array with one index.

Create a struct to hold the values for one item:

struct MyItem
{
    bool flag;
    int value;
    string name;
}

Then have a function return an array of these:

MyItem[] GetItems()
{
    MyItem[] result = new MyItem[ItemCount];
    // Populate result
    return result;
}

Alternatively you might well store the data in a generic collection like List<MyItem> . Fundamentally the key is to creat a structure that can contain a single item, and then operate on collections of items.