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Copying a single dimension array into a structure array

Hi, I've got a structure with multiple strings. I want to copy a string array into the structure array. Any suggestions? I don't want the string copied into all elements of the structure array, just the one I specify.

protected struct my_struct
{
protected string string1;
protected string string2;
protected string string3;
}

protected void doSomeWork()
{
string[] myStringArray = new string [5];
my_struct[] myStructureArray = new my_struct[5];

myStringArray[0] = "a";
myStringArray[1] = "b";
myStringArray[2] = "c";
myStringArray[3] = "d";
myStringArray[4] = "e";

//Here's basically where I'm stuck!
Array.Copy(myStringArray, myStructArray.string1, 1);
}

Any help would be appreciated. I have a feeling this is something simple that I'm missing.

AaronReams

Here's one way to do it...

string[] myStringArray = new string [5];
myStringArray[0] = "a";
myStringArray[1] = "b";
myStringArray[2] = "c";
myStringArray[3] = "d";
myStringArray[4] = "e";

my_struct myStructArray = new my_struct;
for(int i=0; i<5; i++)
myStructArray.string1+=myStringArray[i];

AaronReams

also the members of your struct need to be public.

SoCalChris

ASKER

Do you know how to do this without having to loop through each array item?

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