[RESOLVED] [02/03] assigning a subset of an array in a single stmt

[jeffnyc]

say i have two arrays, array1 and array2

array1 has 20 elements and array2 has 5 elements

i wish to assign array1 elements 0-4 to array2

can i do this in a single statement?

something like this though i don't think syntax is correct for vb:

array2=array1(0:4)

[kebo]

Try Array.Copy (Array, Array, Int32)
From MSDN

Copies a range of elements from an Array starting at the first element and pastes them into another Array starting at the first element. The length is specified as a 32-bit integer.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[jeffnyc]

Try Array.Copy (Array, Array, Int32)
From MSDN

Thanks. Exactly what I was looking for. And just to expand a bit in case anyone else looks at this thread. It can take a different number of parameters for more flexiblilty.

Array.Copy(sourceArray, sourceIndex, destinationArray, destinationIndex, length)