How do you get a dimension of an Array as an Array from a 2D array?

Question

I have this 2D array:

Private _Chars As String(,) = {{"`", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "0", "-", "="},
                                    {"¬", "!", """", "£", "$", "%", "^", "&", "*", "(", ")", "_", "+"}}

I want to Pass a Dimension (ie. the First Line) into a Function, or the Second Line into a function to switch between these two lists so that the function only requires a String() parameter not a String(,) parameter so I could loop through both like so:

Sub Example(Row as String())
  For Index as Integer = 0 To Row.Count - 1
    MessageBox.Show(Row(Index))
  Next
End Sub

And this function would loop though 12345 etc and !"£$% etc. If there is way to have the arrays work this was and that works in Silverlight - I would ge very grateful!

Answer 1

You could use a jagged array instead.

Answer 2

You can't do it (easily). Your best option is to create a jagged array (an array of arrays) like this:

Private _Chars String()() = { New String() {"`", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "0", "-", "="},
New String() {"¬", "!", """", "£", "$", "%", "^", "&", "*", "(", ")", "_", "+"}}

You could then call your function like this:

Example(_Chars(0))
Example(_Chars(1))