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Example 1, Indexer by int:

// cs_keyword_indexers.cs
using System;
class IndexerClass 
{
   private int [] myArray = new int[100]; 
   public int this [int index]   // Indexer declaration
   {
      get 
      {
         // Check the index limits.
         if (index < 0 || index >= 100)
            return 0;
         else
            return myArray[index];
      }
      set 
      {
         if (!(index < 0 || index >= 100))
            myArray[index] = value;
      }
   }
}

public class MainClass 
{
   public static void Main() 
   {
      IndexerClass b = new IndexerClass();
      // Call the indexer to initialize the elements #3 and #5.
      b[3] = 256;
      b[5] = 1024;
      for (int i=0; i<=10; i++) 
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Element #{0} = {1}", i, b[i]);
      }
   }
}


output:
Element #0 = 0
Element #1 = 0
Element #2 = 0
Element #3 = 256
Element #4 = 0
Element #5 = 1024
Element #6 = 0
Element #7 = 0
Element #8 = 0
Element #9 = 0
Element #10 = 0

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Example 2, Indexer by string:

// Using a string as an indexer value
class DayCollection
{
    string[] days = { "Sun", "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat" };

    // This method finds the day or returns -1
    private int GetDay(string testDay)
    {
        int i = 0;
        foreach (string day in days)
        {
            if (day == testDay)
            {
                return i;
            }
            i++;
        }
        return -1;
    }

    // The get accessor returns an integer for a given string
    public int this[string day]
    {
        get
        {
            return (GetDay(day));
        }
    }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        DayCollection week = new DayCollection();
        System.Console.WriteLine(week["Fri"]);
        System.Console.WriteLine(week["Made-up Day"]);
    }
}

output:
5
-1



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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

public class MyCollection : NameObjectCollectionBase  {

   private DictionaryEntry _de = new DictionaryEntry();

   // Gets a key-and-value pair (DictionaryEntry) using an index.
   public DictionaryEntry this[ int index ]  {
      get  {
         _de.Key = this.BaseGetKey( index );
         _de.Value = this.BaseGet( index );
         return( _de );
      }
   }

   // Gets or sets the value associated with the specified key.
   public Object this[ String key ]  {
      get  {
         return( this.BaseGet( key ) );
      }
      set  {
         this.BaseSet( key, value );
      }
   }

   // Adds elements from an IDictionary into the new collection.
   public MyCollection( IDictionary d )  {
      foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in d )  {
         this.BaseAdd( (String) de.Key, de.Value );
      }
   }

}

public class SamplesNameObjectCollectionBase  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes a new MyCollection instance.
      IDictionary d = new ListDictionary();
      d.Add( "red", "apple" );
      d.Add( "yellow", "banana" );
      d.Add( "green", "pear" );
      MyCollection myCol = new MyCollection( d );
      Console.WriteLine( "Initial state of the collection (Count = {0}):", myCol.Count );
      PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

      // Gets specific keys and values.
      Console.WriteLine( "The key at index 0 is {0}.", myCol[0].Key );
      Console.WriteLine( "The value at index 0 is {0}.", myCol[0].Value );
      Console.WriteLine( "The value associated with the key \"green\" is {0}.", myCol["green"] );

   }

   public static void PrintKeysAndValues( MyCollection myCol )  {
      for ( int i = 0; i < myCol.Count; i++ )  {
         Console.WriteLine( "[{0}] : {1}, {2}", i, myCol[i].Key, myCol[i].Value );
      }
   }

}


/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial state of the collection (Count = 3):
[0] : red, apple
[1] : yellow, banana
[2] : green, pear
The key at index 0 is red.
The value at index 0 is apple.
The value associated with the key "green" is pear.

*/
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// indexer.cs
// arguments: indexer.txt
using System;
using System.IO;

// Class to provide access to a large file
// as if it were a byte array.
public class FileByteArray
{
    Stream stream;      // Holds the underlying stream
                        // used to access the file.
// Create a new FileByteArray encapsulating a particular file.
    public FileByteArray(string fileName)
    {
        stream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
    }

    // Close the stream. This should be the last thing done
    // when you are finished.
    public void Close()
    {
        stream.Close();
        stream = null;
    }

    // Indexer to provide read/write access to the file.
    public byte this[long index]   // long is a 64-bit integer
    {
        // Read one byte at offset index and return it.
        get 
        {
            byte[] buffer = new byte[1];
            stream.Seek(index, SeekOrigin.Begin);
            stream.Read(buffer, 0, 1);
            return buffer[0];
        }
        // Write one byte at offset index and return it.
        set 
        {
            byte[] buffer = new byte[1] {value};
            stream.Seek(index, SeekOrigin.Begin);
            stream.Write(buffer, 0, 1);
        }
    }

    // Get the total length of the file.
    public long Length 
    {
        get 
        {
            return stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End);
        }
    }
}

// Demonstrate the FileByteArray class.
// Reverses the bytes in a file.
public class Reverse 
{
    public static void Main(String[] args) 
    {
		// Check for arguments.
		if (args.Length != 1)
		{
			Console.WriteLine("Usage : Indexer <filename>");
			return;
		}

		// Check for file existence
		if (!System.IO.File.Exists(args[0]))
		{
			Console.WriteLine("File " + args[0] + " not found.");
			return;
		}

		FileByteArray file = new FileByteArray(args[0]);
		long len = file.Length;

		// Swap bytes in the file to reverse it.
		for (long i = 0; i < len / 2; ++i) 
		{
			byte t;

			// Note that indexing the "file" variable invokes the
			// indexer on the FileByteStream class, which reads
			// and writes the bytes in the file.
			t = file[i];
			file[i] = file[len - i - 1];
			file[len - i - 1] = t;
		}

		file.Close();
    } 
}


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