Public array?

Jonathan Cox

ok so here is what I'm trying to do.....and im probably doing it a dumb way, but this is my first attempt at any of this so I'm just happy if anything works lol.
I'm trying to make a blackjack game, and I made an array of card classes.
The problem is, I don't know where to actually create the array or how to make it public so that when I click on a button on my form, I can call my array. I declared it in main, and cant figure out how to access it in my form. Also I can't figure out how to make it public so I can call it....Any help ?

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Jonathan Cox17y ago
I appreciate the help from both of you guys. I have a couple books, but sometimes it can be confusing when you are really trying it out for your first time I guess lol. I'm sure I will still have lots of questions, so be ready . thanks guys.
Sam Hobbs17y ago
Ooops, sorry; I see you already have an answer. I was going to add more to what I said but since you have an answer I don't need to.
Sam Hobbs17y ago
You need to get some good books about programming. One thing that is a critical fundamental concept is definition and dclaration. A definition of a class or structure specifies what is in it. A declaration makes an instance of it; a declaration allocates memory. There can be thousands of declarations of a class but only one definition. Another important concept is scope. Most simple C# programs use a namespace for the program. You probably want to put your class definition in your program's namespace and then you can declare it anywhere. All of this will be explained much better in any good beginner's programming book.
Jorge L Fernandez17y ago
Hi,

The most appropiate way is to create your array of card inside your Form. May be created in the constructor of the Form after InitializeComponents() or in other moment you desire.

Card[] _GameCards = new Cards[52]; // Example of 52 cards

You may want to create a public property in such a way you may say "I want the Card Array of my Form" like this

public Card[] GameCards { get { return this._GameCards; } } where _GameCards is the private array your created previously.

Dont declare anything inside the Main method that create your main Form of the Game.