Clarify that collection expressions don't support inline arrays #47736
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The collection expressions documentation was causing confusion about whether inline arrays are supported. Users reported getting CS9174 errors when trying to use collection expressions with inline arrays, which is the expected behavior since inline arrays are not supported for collection expressions in C# 12.
The issue was that the conversions section mentioned "Arrays" generically, which could be interpreted to include inline arrays. This change clarifies the documentation by:
int[]
orstring[]
" to make it clear we're referring to standard arraysThe change is minimal and surgical, only adding clarification without changing any existing functionality or breaking any links. Testing confirmed that:
Fixes #38916.
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