Convert array to tuple?

Question

Is it possible to convert array to tuple in C#? Something like this:

var ar = new int[2] {5, 7};
Tuple<int,int> t = Tuple.Create(ar);

Answer 1

Now with C# 7.0, you can create extension methods to deconstruct arrays to ValueTuple, which makes

var (p1,p2,p3) = s.Split(':');

possible.

public static class ArrayExt {
    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 1)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 2)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1, out T a2) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 3)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
        a2 = srcArray[2];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1, out T a2, out T a3) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 4)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
        a2 = srcArray[2];
        a3 = srcArray[3];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1, out T a2, out T a3, out T a4) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 5)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
        a2 = srcArray[2];
        a3 = srcArray[3];
        a4 = srcArray[4];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1, out T a2, out T a3, out T a4, out T a5) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 6)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
        a2 = srcArray[2];
        a3 = srcArray[3];
        a4 = srcArray[4];
        a5 = srcArray[5];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1, out T a2, out T a3, out T a4, out T a5, out T a6) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 7)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
        a2 = srcArray[2];
        a3 = srcArray[3];
        a4 = srcArray[4];
        a5 = srcArray[5];
        a6 = srcArray[6];
    }

    public static void Deconstruct<T>(this T[] srcArray, out T a0, out T a1, out T a2, out T a3, out T a4, out T a5, out T a6, out T a7) {
        if (srcArray == null || srcArray.Length < 8)
            throw new ArgumentException(nameof(srcArray));

        a0 = srcArray[0];
        a1 = srcArray[1];
        a2 = srcArray[2];
        a3 = srcArray[3];
        a4 = srcArray[4];
        a5 = srcArray[5];
        a6 = srcArray[6];
        a7 = srcArray[7];
    }
}