Create a copy of an integer array

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C #: Any faster way to copy arrays?

I have an integer array

int[] a;

I want to assign a copy of it (not a link) to

int[] b;

What's an easier way to do this?

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william007 01 Feb At 17:35

3 answers

Felipe oriani · Answer 1 · 2013-02-01T17:37:27+0000

You can use a method Clone

, try something like this:

int[] b = (int[])a.Clone();

I4V · Answer 2 · 2013-02-01T17:54:54+0000

I think the simplest way would be

int[] b = a.ToArray();

oleksii · Answer 3 · 2013-02-01T17:40:52+0000

You can use the method Array.CopyTo

.

int[] a = new[] { 1, 2, 3 };
int[] b = new int[3];
a.CopyTo(b,0);