Question How do i create a LIST OF ARRAYS and add something to it?

Sorry for my english.
I have found almost no material on that on the web. I must have been searching for the wrong key terms.

But i simply want to create an list of arrays so i can store my inventory itens.
I want to store something like "item name" and "quantity" ("[potion,3]").

How can i do that?
Thanks.

 

I think custom classes or scriptable objects would be better for this than creating a list of arrays.
But if you want to create a list of arrays this would work

Code (CSharp):

1. public List<string[]> abc;

 

I have tried using a custom class but i just can't do it. And like i said, i haven't been able to find much tutorials on the subject.
Thanks for the answer.
How do i add a value to it? i can't find the right way...

 

Remember this is all C# so don't simply search Unity sites for solutions. There is the C# documentation and lots of examples. Not related to Unity but they work in Unity.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.list-1?view=net-7.0

This one uses Strings as the example
https://csharp.net-tutorials.com/collections/lists/

A List is a C# class so all the methods are available to you including Add which is the one you are looking for.

 

Code (CSharp):

1.         Dictionary<string, int> Inventory = new();
2.  
3.         string TestItem1 = "Chicken";
4.  
5.         if (Inventory.ContainsKey(TestItem1))
6.             Inventory[TestItem1]++;   // Add 1 to quantity/int
7.         else
8.             Inventory.Add(TestItem1, 1);  // Add new item, quantity 1

 

In all honesty as @Trindenberg points out, a c# Dictionary is a much better and faster choice for what you intend to achieve.

Not only does this allow two distict variable types, but also is super quick to lookup data.

However if you really did want to go down the route or arrays in a list, you can do it like this -

Code (CSharp):

1. List<string[]> itemListArr = new List<string[]>();
2. itemListArr.Add(new string[2] { "Potion", "3" });