Why doesn't Array class expose its indexer directly?

Question

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Answer 1

C# Specs "12.1.1 The System.Array type" says, "Note that System.Array is not itself an array-type"

Because it is not an array type.

And note that "6.1.6 Implicit reference conversions" says, "From a single-dimensional array type S[] to System.Collections.Generic.IList and its base interfaces, provided that there is an implicit identity or reference conversion from S to T"

C# Specs: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7029

About why the indexer access is so much of a mystery, check this other SO post: implicit vs explicit interface implementation

hope it helps.