How To Pass MultiDimensional Array?

[BumblebeeTuna]

Hello everyone, could someone please show me how to pass a multidimensional array of a varying size to a class that takes an multidimensional of a varying size. Here is some sample code that I have to better explain.

 

Inside the class I have this code

 

Public Class MapClass

   Public Sub New(ByVal Array()() As Short)
       MyBase.New()

       'Set The Array Passed In As The Map Array
       MapArray = Array

   End Sub


   Public MapArray()() As Short

   Public Sub Check()
       MessageBox.Show(MapArray(1)(2).ToString)
   End Sub

End Class

 

Now inside the main form I have this code

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
      'Size Of The Map
       Dim MyArray(10, 10) As Short

       MyArray(1, 1) = 3                
       MyArray(1, 2) = 4
       MyArray(1, 3) = 5
       
       Dim MapItem As New MapClass(MyArray)
       MapItem.Check()

   End Sub

 

Inside the editor, it has MyArray underlined and it says

Value of type '2-dimensional array of Short' cannot be converted to '1-dimensional array of 1-dimensional array of Short' because 'Short' is not derived from '1-dimensional array of Short'.

[Cags]

You are using two different types of array as the error message points out to you.

' This code creates a 1 dimensional array of 1 dimentional arrays
Public MapArray()() As Short
' you would get the first item of this using
MapArray(0)(0)
' 
' Wheras this code creates a 2 dimensional array
Dim MyArray(10, 10) As Short
' you would get the first item of this using
MyArray(0, 0)

You problem solves itself if you stick to using one style or the other.