using System;

​

public class Arrays

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        /*

            array declaration syntax:

            '<type>[] a = new <type>[<size>];'

            for the 'names' array, '<type>' is 'string', and '<size>' is 5

        */

        string[] names = new string[5];

        names[0] = "Vitruvius";

        names[1] = "Alberti";

        names[2] = "Brunelleschi";

        names[3] = "Palladio";

        // alternative: declaration and initialization in one line

        // string[] names = {"Vitruvius", "Alberti", "Brunelleschi", "Palladio"};

​

        /*

            'for' loop syntax:

            'for (<initializer>; <condition>; <iterator>)'

            'int i = 0' declares and initializes variable i (<initializer>)

            'i < names.Length' condition is evaluated at each iteration (<condition>)

            if condition evaluates to 'true', then continue

            if condition evaluates to 'false', then quit loop

            'i++' increments i at the end of the 'for' loop block (<iterator>)

            'Length' is a field of array (the 'Length' of 'names' is 4)

        */

        for (int i = 0; i < names.Length; i++)

        {

            Console.WriteLine(names[i]);  

        }

    }

}