I'm using a 2D array of booleans in C#. I've looked up the Array.Exists function at dot net pearls but I can't get it to work, either because I'm using booleans or because it's a 2D array.
bool[,] array = new bool[4, 4]; if (array.Contains(false)) {}; // This line is pseudo coded to show what I'm looking for Don't know if this is the proper way or not but casting each element seems to work:
bool[,] a = new bool[4,4] { {true, true, true, true}, {true, true, false, true}, {true, true, true, true}, {true, true, true, true}, }; if(a.Cast<bool>().Contains(false)) { Console.Write("Contains false"); } Try this:
if (!a.Cast<bool>().All(b => b)) 
bool[*,*] does not contain a definition for Any and no extension method Any accepting a first argument of type bool[*,*] could be found.bool[*,*] does not contain a definition for All and no extension method All accepting a first argument of type bool[*,*] could be found.
using System.Linq at the top of the file
var control = array.OfType<bool>().Contains(false); You can always use OfType method when you working with multidimensional arrays.It's very useful.
Using LINQ's (using System.Linq;) OfType or Cast array extensions allows you to test if each array element is true, and if not can be used to fire your event.
a[0,0] = false; //Change this to test if (!a.OfType<bool>().All(x => x)) { Console.Write("Contains A False Value"); //Do Stuff } else { Console.Write("Contains All True Values"); } Try like this: if (array.ToList().Contains(false))
Generally speaking if efficiency is not that needed then converting to list is very useful
