Create c# object array of undefined length?

Question

I would like to create an object array in C# of undefined length and then populate the array in a loop like so...

    string[] splitWords = message.Split(new Char[] { ' ' });

    Word[] words = new Word[];
    int wordcount = 0;
    foreach (string word in splitWords)
    {
        if (word == "") continue;
        words[wordcount] = new Word(word);
        wordcount++;
    }

However, I get the error... "Array creation must have array size or array initializer"

I'm doing a lot more logic in the foreach loop that I've left out for brevity.

Answer 1

What you want to do is create:

List<Word> words = new List<Word>();

and then:

words.Add(new Word(word));

And finally when the loop is done if you need an array:

words.ToArray();