c#/winforms object array question

roger rickert

hello,

I'm still pretty new to C# and teaching myself. I've searched around and haven't found an answer, so I'm wondering if anyone can let me know if this is possible.

I need to have multiple instances of a class that can be accessed by multiple forms. I know I can do this with static class or a singleton. What I need to know is if it possible to have an array of these objects so that I can reference them by index.

something like this:

(pseudocode)

public class Thing {

public int var1;

public int var2;

}

then create using

Thing[ ] thing = new Thing[4];

and reference them like:

thing[0].var1 = something;

thing[0].var2 = something;

thing[1].var1 = something;

thing[1].var2 = something;

etc.

any info to point me in the right direction is appreciated.

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roger rickert5y ago
Thanks for the response. i'm not at my computer to try this out yet, but will later. Using this method, will the list objects be available to use in multiple forms (retaining their values)?

I need them to essentially hold global values that can be accessed by different forms throughout run-time, with the variable values able to be changed within the different forms.
Sachin Singh5y ago
in c# we have List for that
Public Class thing
{
public int var1 {get;set;}
public int var2 {get;set;
}
In form create a List of this class
Public List things=new List()
{
new thing(){var1=1,var2=2}.
new thing(){var1=10,var2=8}
}
or fill by index as
things[0].var1=1;
things[0].var2=2;
retrieve as
foreach(var item in things)
{
item.var1 +""+ item.var2 // means use however you want
}
or by index as
things[0].var1;
things[0].var2;