initializing a 2D array?

[MrPolite]

Apparently when you declare a 2D array you can't initialize the size of the second dimension. This what I'm doing right now...

            byte[][] intensityVals = new byte[height][];
for (int i=0; i<height; i++)
      intensityVals[i] = new byte[width]; 

isn't there a better or shorter way?

[Memnoch1207]

[b]Single-dimensional array[/b]
int[] numbers = new int[5];
 
[b]Multidimensional array[/b]
string[,] names = new string[5,4];
 
[b]Array-of-arrays (jagged array)[/b]
byte[][] scores = new byte[5][];

[MrPolite]

Originally posted by Memnoch1207

[b]Single-dimensional array
int[] numbers = new int[5];
 
[b]Multidimensional array[/b]
string[,] names = new string[5,4];
 
[b]Array-of-arrays (jagged array)[/b]
byte[][] scores = new byte[5][];

[/B]

hmm interesting thank you! second one was what I was looking for...

umm I still dont understand the difference between declaring it like [x][y] versus [x,y].... both seem to work the same? hmm (is it just that they work the same but are different structurally?)

excuse my idiot-ness btw