If you have an array containing a collection of numeric values, you can get the average (mean) using the Averagemethod.
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| int[] scores = { 89, 98, 72, 100, 83 };double avg = scores.Average(); // 88.4 |
The Average method is an extension method, applied to Array by virtue of its implementation of the IEnumerableinterface. It’s part of the System.Linq namespace, so you’ll need a using statement for this namespace. Average is available in .NET 4 and 3.5.
Average will work for arrays containing any numeric type.