Array with negative indexes

Question

I have an array which I\'m using to store map data for a game I\'m working on.

MyMapType[,,] map; 

The reason I\'m using a fixed array inst

Answer 1

replace your arrays with a class:

class MyArray {
    private MyMapType[] myArray = new myMapType[size]
    MyMapType this[index] {
       get{return myArray[index + offset];}
    }

}

you can set the size and the offset in the constructor or even change it at will.

Building on this example here is another version:

class MyArray {
    private MyMapType[] positives = new myMapType[size]
    private MyMapType[] negatives = new myMapType[size-1]
    MyMapType this[index] {
       get{return index >= 0 ? positives[index] : negateves[1-index];}
    }

}

It does not change the fact that you need to set the size for both of them. Honestly I like the first one better