func init
	// adds using namespace
	sys.add_use('System')

	// initialize instance
	sys.add_var(this.name, 'Array')
	params = this.props('Constructor').value
	if(params == 'Constructor')
		params = '' + (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")) + ', ' + d("Length1")
	elseif(params == 'Constructor2')
		params = '' + (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")) + ', ' + d("Length1") + ', ' + d("Length2")
	elseif(params == 'Constructor3')
		params = '' + (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")) + ', ' + d("Length1") + ', ' + d("Length2") + ', ' + d("Length3")
	elseif(params == 'Constructor4')
		params = '' + (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")) + ', ' + this.make_arr("Lengths")
	elseif(params == 'Constructor5')
		params = '' + (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")) + ', ' + this.make_arr("Lengths") + ', ' + this.make_arr("LowerBounds")
	end
	blk_init.println(this.codename, ' = Array.CreateInstance(', params, ');')

	// make methods for properties
	sys._prop_init('IsFixedSize', 1, 0, 104)
	sys._prop_init('IsReadOnly', 1, 0, 104)
	sys._prop_init('IsSynchronized', 1, 0, 104)
	sys._prop_init('Length', 1, 0, 1)
	sys._prop_init('LongLength', 1, 0, 105)
	sys._prop_init('Rank', 1, 0, 1)
	sys._prop_init('SyncRoot', 1, 0, 0)

	// makes implementation of methods as properties
	sys._mtd_as_prop_init('Clone()')
	sys._mtd_as_prop_init('GetEnumerator()')
	sys._mtd_as_prop_init('Array')
end

func doConstructor(elementType, length1)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = Array.CreateInstance(', (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")), ', ', d("Length1"), ');')
end

func doConstructor2(elementType, length1, length2)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = Array.CreateInstance(', (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")), ', ', d("Length1"), ', ', d("Length2"), ');')
end

func doConstructor3(elementType, length1, length2, length3)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = Array.CreateInstance(', (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")), ', ', d("Length1"), ', ', d("Length2"), ', ', d("Length3"), ');')
end

func doConstructor4(elementType, lengths)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = Array.CreateInstance(', (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")), ', ', this.make_arr("Lengths"), ');')
end

func doConstructor5(elementType, lengths, lowerBounds)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = Array.CreateInstance(', (isdef("ElementType") ? d("ElementType") : sys.get_undef_manager("ElementType")), ', ', this.make_arr("Lengths"), ', ', this.make_arr("LowerBounds"), ');')
end

func make_arr(prop)
	if(isdef(prop))
		arr = d(prop)
	else
		arr = 'new int[] { ' + this.props(prop).value.join(',') + ' }'
	end
	return(arr)
end