Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025
This method is used to return a read-only wrapper for the specified array.
Syntax:public static System.Collections.ObjectModel. ReadOnlyCollection<T> AsReadOnly<T> (T[] array);
Here, T is the type of element of the array.
Return Value:This method return the a read-only
ReadOnlyCollection<T>wrapper .
Exception:This method throws
ArgumentNullExceptionif the array is null. Below are the examples to illustrate the
Array.AsReadOnly(T[]) Method: Example 1: CSharp
// C# program to demonstrate
// AsReadOnly() method
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class GFG {
// Main Method
public static void Main()
{
// Creating and initializing new the String
String[] myArr = {"Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Thu"};
// Display the values of the myArr.
Console.WriteLine("Initial Array:");
// calling the PrintIndexAndValues()
// method to print
PrintIndexAndValues(myArr);
// Create a read-only IList
// wrapper around the array.
IList<String> myList = Array.AsReadOnly(myArr);
// Display the values of the read-only myList.
Console.WriteLine("Read-only Array: ");
// calling the PrintIndexAndValues()
// method to print
PrintIndexAndValues(myList);
}
// Defining the method
// PrintIndexAndValues
public static void PrintIndexAndValues(String[] myArr)
{
for (int i = 0; i < myArr.Length; i++) {
Console.WriteLine("{0}", myArr[i]);
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
// Defining the method
// PrintIndexAndValues
public static void PrintIndexAndValues(IList<String> myList)
{
for (int i = 0; i < myList.Count; i++) {
Console.WriteLine("{0}", myList[i]);
}
}
}
Output:
Initial Array: Sun Mon Tue Thu Read-only Array: Sun Mon Tue ThuExample 2: CSharp
// C# program to demonstrate
// AsReadOnly() method
// For ArgumentNullException
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class GFG {
// Main Method
public static void Main()
{
try {
// Creating and initializing new
// the String with a null value
String[] myArr = null;
// Create a read-only IList
// wrapper around the array.
IList<String> myList = Array.AsReadOnly(myArr);
// Display the values of
// the read-only myList.
Console.WriteLine("Read-only Array:");
// calling the PrintIndexAndValues()
// method to print
PrintIndexAndValues(myList);
}
catch (ArgumentNullException e) {
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
// Defining the method PrintIndexAndValues
public static void PrintIndexAndValues(String[] myArr)
{
for (int i = 0; i < myArr.Length; i++) {
Console.WriteLine("{0}", myArr[i]);
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
// Defining the method PrintIndexAndValues
public static void PrintIndexAndValues(IList<String> myList)
{
for (int i = 0; i < myList.Count; i++) {
Console.WriteLine("{0}", myList[i]);
}
}
}
Output:
Exception Thrown: System.ArgumentNullExceptionReference:
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