Best way to “push” into C# array

Question

Good day all

So I know that this is a fairly widely discussed issue, but I can\'t seem to find a definitive answer. I know that you can do what I am asking for using a L

Answer 1

I surggest using the CopyTo method, so here is my two cent on a solution that is easy to explain and simple. The CopyTo method copies the array to another array at a given index. In this case myArray is copied to newArr starting at index 1 so index 0 in newArr can hold the new value.

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var newValue = 1;
var myArray = new int[5] { 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
var newArr = new int[myArray.Length + 1];

myArray.CopyTo(newArr, 1);
newArr[0] = newValue;
    
//debug
for(var i = 0; i < newArr.Length; i++){
    Console.WriteLine(newArr[i].ToString());
}

//output
1
2
3
4
5
6