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Params is an important keyword in C#. It is used as a parameter which can take the variable number of arguments.

Important Point About Params Keyword :

  • It is useful when programmer don’t have any prior knowledge about the number of parameters to be used.
  • Only one Params keyword is allowed and no additional Params will be allowed in function declaration after a params keyword.
  • The length of params will be zero if no arguments will be passed.

Examples: To illustrate the use of params keyword

  • Simple program to show the params keyword usage




    // C# program to illustrate the 
    // use of params keyword
    using System;
    namespace Examples {
          
    class Geeks {
          
        // function containing params parameters
        public static int Add(params int[] ListNumbers)
        {
            int total = 0;
              
            // foreach loop
            foreach(int i in ListNumbers) 
            {
                total += i;
            }
            return total;
        }
              
    // Driver Code    
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
          
        // Calling function by passing 5
        // arguments as follows
        int y = Add(12,13,10,15,56);
          
        // Displaying result
        Console.WriteLine(y);
    }
    }
    }

    
    

    Output :

    106
    

    Explanation : There is no need to define the size of the array because using params keyword in above program, the Integer data will be in the form:
    ListNumbers
    [0] 12
    [1] 13
    [2] 10
    [3] 15
    [4] 56

  • Object type Params will allow any type of arguments and any number of arguments as follows :




    // C# program to illustrate the 
    // use of object type params
    using System; 
      
    namespace Example2 {
    class Geeks {
          
            // function using object type params 
            public void result(params object[] array) 
            
                for (int i = 0; i < array.Length; i++) 
                
                      
                    // Display result
                    Console.WriteLine(array[i]); 
                }     
            
      
        // Driver Code 
        static void Main(string[] args) 
        
            Geeks gfg = new Geeks(); 
              
            // Variable length arguments
            gfg.result("Geeks", "GFG",
                       "ProGeek Cup 2.0",
                            "G4G", "100");
        
      

    
    

    Output :

    Geeks
    GFG
    ProGeek Cup 2.0
    G4G
    100
    

    Explanation : In above program the object type params parameter can accept any type of data and any number of arguments.



Last Updated : 19 Jan, 2019
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