Index out of bound error when I know its not

I am trying to run this loop

Code:

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            int y = 0;
            char[] tempmess = new char[] { };
            for (int a = 56; a < SMS.Length; a++ )
            {
                tempmess[y] = SMS[a];
                y++;
            }

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and I keep getting an index out of bounds exception when I know its not. SMS which is a char array has a length of 76. if I manually put in the number it works but if I try and loop it crashes long before it hits the end.

EDIT: its an IndexOutOfRange Exception

Which line is highlighted wit the error?

What is the value of a and y when this happens?

-tg

Hmm, perhaps if tempmess[] was defined to have more than 0 elements... :rolleyes:

Couldn't you use something like this?

Code:

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          char[] subSMS = SMS.ToString().Substring(56).ToCharArray();

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I know that's probably really bad coding and perhaps inefficient but I'm kind of new with this sort of thing.:)