C array like type implemented in C#. It was implemented to check new features in C# 7 and was never ran in production.
using CArray;
...
var array = new CArray<int>(10);
array[3] = new Random.Next();
Console.WriteLine(array[3]);
Console.WriteLine(array.Length);
array.Dispose();
...
/* Output
{Some Random Number}
10
*/
Could be used with pointers
var array = new CArray<int>(10);
int* ptr = aray.GetPointer(3);
*ptr = 10
Console.WriteLine(array[3]);
array.Dispose();
...
/* Output
10
*/
It's possible to initialize and Convert to a managed array
var managedArray = new[] { 1, 2, 3 };
//Initialize from C# array
var cArray = CArray<int>.FromArray(managedArray);
//Back to C# array
var newManagedArray = cArray.ToArray();
It's possible to use foreach too
var array = new CArray<int>(2);
array[0] = 1;
array[1] = 2;
foreach(var n in array.AsEnumerable())
Console.WriteLine(n);
/* Output
1
2
*/
Foreach support pointers too
var array = new CArray<int>(5);
var index = 0;
foreach (var n in a.AsPointerEnumerable())
*(int*)n = index++;
foreach (var n in a.AsPointerEnumerable())
Console.WriteLine(*(int*)n);
/* Output
1
2
3
4
5
*/
- It's necessary to call the
Dispose()method after use the array to free memory - CArray it is implemented as ref struct and cannot be be saved on the heap
- CArray it's not thread safety
- CArray not implements interfaces, since it is a ref struct
- Separate Write and Read benchmarks, how to setup ref structs?