How do I create an `NSArray` out of a managed (C#) array of, say, `int`s?

Question

I have a managed array of ints, let's call it int[] intArray, and I'm trying to create an NSArray of NSNumbers from it. What's the easiest way to do that?

Answer 1

Given:

int[] intArray = {1,2,3};

You can do:

NSArray nsArray = NSArray.FromObjects(intArray);

Answer 2

Your answer is the simplest way if the (C#) array values are known at time you create the NSArray instance.

An alternative, if you need to modify (e.g. add more or remove items) the array after the creation, is to create an NSMutableArray and call its Add method to add your own values.

Since you're using int you'll need to call NSObject.FromObject on each integer you have.

int[] intArray = {1,2,3};
var nsArray = new NSMutableArray (3);
foreach (int i in intArray)
   nsArray.Add (NSObject.FromObject (i));