[RESOLVED] array names algorithm

I need to write an algorithm that can automatically read a string into up to 50 arrays. The name of each array is valuearray followed by the array number i.e. the 3rd array would be valuearray3()

What i want to be able to do is write an alogrithm that reads the contents into each array without having to declare each array i.e.

Dim valuearray1() as string = text
Dim valuearray2() as string = text
Dim valuearray3() as string = text
...
Dim valuearray50() as string = text

What i want is an algorithm that functions something like this:
declarations
Dim text As String = "String"
Dim arrayindex As Intger
Dim index As Integer

Algorithm
For index = 1 To 50
"valuearray" + index + "(1)" = text
arrayindex += 1
Next index

This algorithm would add the text "string" into the first index of each array from valuearray1 to valuearray50

the only problem is that i don't know how code it in VB. It's be appreciated if you could help

use a List(Of List(of String))

Code:

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Dim a As New List(Of List(Of String))
a.Add(New List(Of String))
a.Last.Add("a string")

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would you mind incorporating that example into my loop?

although a list is a great tool most of the times and if you, Bumpa are not yet familiar with it you should certainly read up on it, i think that you are more asking for a multidimensional array.

Code:

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        Dim MultidimensionalArray(50, 50) As String

        For iRow As Int32 = 0 To MultidimensionalArray.GetUpperBound(0)
            For iCol As Int32 = 0 To MultidimensionalArray.GetUpperBound(1)
                MultidimensionalArray(iRow, iCol) = String.Format("row {0}, column {1}", iRow, iCol)
            Next
        Next

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Thanks! that was exactly what i was looking for.