Array.pack Method
Definition
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Serializes the current instance of the Array class.
public:
cli::array <System::Object ^> ^ pack();public object[] pack ();member this.pack : unit -> obj[]Public Function pack () As Object()Returns
Object[]
A container that contains the current instance of the Array class.
Remarks
The container created by this method contains three elements before the first element from the array:
- A version number for the container.
- An integer that identifies the data type of the array elements.
- The number of elements in the array.
If the values of the array are objects, the pack method is called on each object to yield a subcontainer.
The following example creates an array of integers and adds some values to it. The pack method is used to pack the array into a container, and the container is then used to create a new array.
{
int i;
container packedArray;
// Create an integer array
Array ia = new Array (Types::Integer);
Array iacopy;
// Write some elements in it
for (i = 1; i< 10; i++)
{
ia.value(i, i*2);
}
// Pack the array
packedArray = ia.pack();
// Unpack the array
iacopy = Array::create(packedArray);
// Check the values
for (i = 1; i< 10; i++)
{
if (iacopy.value(i) != 2*i)
{
print "Error!";
}
}
pause;
}