array of UInt16, what's the suffix in C#?

Question

I'm trying to initialize inline an array of UInt16. For int I can do the following:

int[] int_array = new[]{0,0,0,0};

meanwhile using UInt16 doesn't work without a cast:

UInt16[] uint16_array= new[]{(UInt16)0,(UInt16)0};

It's quite annoying do those casts. I was wondering if there is any suffix in C# to disambiguate the assignment (like 0.0f for float).

I wish C# would have suffixes for `short`s! It seems only fair, since `long`s are `L`. Maybe there is a reason that I am unaware of. — Marlon, Nov 07 '11 at 20:06
No need for the casts. And to my knowledge, there isn't a suffix. — Jim Mischel, Nov 07 '11 at 20:06

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 07 '11 at 20:03

16

I don't think there is one, but why don't you do this instead

UInt16[] uint16_array= new UInt16[] { 0, 0, 0, 0 };

answered Nov 07 '11 at 20:03

Corey Kosak

`ushort` would be preferable, IMO. But other that that, agreed. – Marc Gravell Nov 07 '11 at 20:04
@Lasse d'oh! indeed. Fixed ;p – Marc Gravell Nov 07 '11 at 20:06
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This is correct, there is no shortcut prefix. See [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cbf1574z%28v=vs.80%29.aspx). UInt16 is the same as ushort, BTW. – ssamuel Nov 07 '11 at 20:08
+1: thanks..sorry for the simple question but I'm learning C# these days :) – Heisenbug Nov 07 '11 at 20:08

Cᴏʀʏ · Answer 2 · 2011-11-07T20:12:49.043

5

C# doesn't have a type suffix for unsigned 16-bit integers. VB.NET does though, just for reference:

Dim number As UShort = 8US

Here's another resource that lists the different suffixes.

edited Nov 07 '11 at 20:12

answered Nov 07 '11 at 20:07

Cᴏʀʏ

@Marlon: Right you are; I've rearranged my answer in case some poor soul stumbles upon it in the future. – Cᴏʀʏ Nov 07 '11 at 20:12
@Cᴏʀʏ They should bring this to C# .NET asap. – silkfire Aug 18 '17 at 14:01

Ani · Answer 3 · 2011-11-08T14:10:24.560

2

Here's an even shorter way than Corey's:

ushort[] uint16_array = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };

(or)

UInt16[] uint16_array = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };

edited Nov 08 '11 at 14:10

answered Nov 08 '11 at 13:54

Ani

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 08 '11 at 14:00

0

Unfortunately no suffix for short.

answered Nov 08 '11 at 14:00

Jeremiah Gowdy

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