Is there a reason for array declaration syntax in C#?

Question

I was wondering what's the reason behind the syntax? I mean it's like this:

int[ , ] arrayName = new int[10,10];

Wouldn't it be simpler if we had something like:

int[10,10] arrayName ;

What caused the software architect to make such a decision?

Answer 1

It's because you can declare the variable in one scope, and initialize it in another (normally in a constructor).

Something like this:

public class Foo
{
    private int[ , ] Bar;  // Bar will be null until initialized

    public Foo(int a, int b)
    {
        Bar = new int[a, b];
    }
}