Type.GetArrayRank Method

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
An Int32 containing the number of dimensions in the current Type.

Class Example

    Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

        Dim myArray(,,) As Integer = {{{12,  2,  35}, {300, 78, 33}}, _
                                       {{92, 42, 135}, { 30,  7,  3}}}
        Dim myType As Type = myArray.GetType()

        outputBlock.Text += String.Format("myArray has {0} dimensions." & vbCrLf, _
            myType.GetArrayRank()) 
    End Sub 
End Class 

' This code example produces the following output:
'
'myArray has 3 dimensions.

using System;

class Example
{
    public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
    {
        int[,,] myArray = { { { 12,  2,  35 }, { 300, 78, 33 } }, 
                            { { 92, 42, 135 }, {  30,  7,  3 } } };
        Type myType = myArray.GetType();

        outputBlock.Text += String.Format("myArray has {0} dimensions.\n", 
            myType.GetArrayRank());
    }
}

/* This example produces the following output:

myArray has 3 dimensions.
 */