14.1. AdvancedArray Topics

Arrays are indexed sets of data, and this is how we've used them so far in this book. In this chapter, you will learn about additional members that make arrays extremely flexible. The System.Array class provides methods for sorting arrays, searching for an element, and more. In the past, programmers spent endless hours writing code to perform the same operations on arrays, but the Framework frees them from similar counterproductive tasks.

This chapter starts with a discussion of the advanced features of the Array class. After you know how to make the most of arrays, I'll discuss the limitations of arrays and then move on to other collections that overcome these limitations.