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C# C# Objects Encapsulation and Arrays Arrays

Posted by Tojo Alex
Tojo Alex
Courses Plus Student 13,331 Points

this doesn't make sense to me

error: Bummer! Did you initialize the array with values by specifying a set of comma-delimited values inside a pair of curly braces?

CodeChallenge.cs 
 double[] lapTimes = new double[4];
lapTimes[0] = 2.2;
 double[] finalLapTimes = new double[4];
lapTimes[0,1,2,3] = 2.2,2.3,2.5,2.8;

3 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You cannot assign values to multiple indexes at once like you are attempting to do. What you can do instead is to assign a group of values to the array when it is initialized, using the exact syntax that the error message is describing to you.

Like this:

double[] lapTimes = new double[4];
lapTimes[0] = 2.2;
double[] finalLapTimes = {2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8};
Patricia Hector
Patricia Hector
42,902 Points
Patricia Hector
Patricia Hector
42,902 Points

the key is the curly braces

double[] finalLapTimes = {2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8};
Tojo Alex
PLUS
Tojo Alex
Courses Plus Student 13,331 Points
Tojo Alex
Tojo Alex
Courses Plus Student 13,331 Points

thanks both of you I see what I did wrong I wish I could put you both on best answer but I will just increase the bar on the side :)