[ShikhaTan]

In C# I am trying to create a array of arrays or it can be called as jagged array using XML data. But I am totally confused how to start

  
    name1
    data1
    newdata1
    category1
  
  
    name2
    data2
    newdata2
    category2
  
  
    name3
    data3
    newdata3
    category2//same category as above
  
  ...
  ...
  
    name20
    data20
    newdata20
    category16
  

Now I need to create an array with category1, category2, … upto what the categories is there on Category Node, need to create a separate arrays of each category to store the item name and data so I can retrieve them for my use.

From above sample xml I need the same category items in a single array

Items and Category count is fully dynamic. How to do this dynamically?

i just need the array like this

input output
a[0]= category1
a[0][0]= name1
a[0][0][0]= data1
a[0][0][1]= newdata1

it means the array should be build like the below
a={
category1{name1{data1,newdata1}},
category2{name2{data2,newdata2},name3{data3,newdata3}}
category16{name20{data20,newdata20}}
} 

how to do this programmatically
and how to use that array data from another class
or is there any way to create lists dynamically with dynamic name from xml

[Abhey]

Multidimensional Arrays
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2yd9wwz4.aspx

FYI a multidimensional array is probably not the best approach for this

Try using a class which contains a List

E.G.
Create a Category and Item class
Category class contains a List of Items

List
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6sh2ey19(v=vs.110).aspx

Dictionary is also worth looking at:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xfhwa508(v=vs.110).aspx