Passing parameters to C# class arrays

Question

I am a new student to C# and am looking for some guidance please.

In the example that I am working, I have a form that gets customer data filled in. That data then gets passed to a customer class. I need to store the input for x number of customers in an array, and later print out the information.The problem I keep finding is I can initialize the array, but when I return to the main program and then return with the next set of data, the array and the data is gone and I get an error.

How do I get the array to maintain the data until I either close the program or delete the array?

Thank you in advance for any assistance.

My code in the class is as follows:

public clsCustomers(string CustName, int AccountNo, int InputCount, int TotalCount, double AccountBalStart, double TotalPurchases, double TotalPaidMonth) //6 Parameters Passed
{
   if (InputCount == 0)
   {
   CustData = new clsCustomers[TotalCount];
   viCustomerCount = TotalCount;
   }
   else
   CustData = new clsCustomers[InputCount];

      CustData[InputCount] = new clsCustomers();
      CustData[InputCount].CustName = CustName;
      CustData[InputCount].AccountNumber = AccountNo;
      CustData[InputCount].AccountBalStart = AccountBalStart;
      CustData[InputCount].TotalPurchases = TotalPurchases;
      CustData[InputCount].TotalPaidMonth = TotalPaidMonth;
      CustData[InputCount].vdAccountBalMonth = AccountBalStart + TotalPurchases - TotalPaidMonth;

}

Manas Mohapatra · Answer

Most probably you are using parameterized constructor. In each time you are initializing the array then your previous data will be gone. That is why you are facing problem. Secondly I have one question CustData is a public variable? One suggestion here is instead of passing 6 params you can create a class and add parameters as property. Then pass the object as a parameter for elegant code.

Wayne Wood · Answer

Here is the code for both. I can zip the whole VS solution if that will help. What I am trying to (Learn) achieve is : I want to read 5 inputs from a form (x3). Pass them to a class to store and then print out some output.

Manas Mohapatra · Answer

Can you please provide source code so that I can look into. Secondly I was asking about variable CustData and where it is declared.

Wayne Wood · Answer

Thanks Manas How do I do your suggestion. I create CustData as follows: clsCustomers[] CustData; so I dont know if its publc or ot. Would it make a difference? What is a paramatised constructor. I have created it as per the book I am learning from?

Wayne Wood · Answer

Thanks for the assistance.

Manas Mohapatra · Answer

Both code. Because I am unable to analyze what are you doing. It is difficult to know the issue part of code.

Wayne Wood · Answer

What do you want the ClassCode or both program code