Array of Runtime Labels

Using C# 2005, I am trying to create labels at run-time using an array. The code below WITHOUT the array does work without run-time errors:

Code:

namespace sud
{
    public partial class sud : Form
    {
        private Label labelTest = new Label();

        public sud()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void sud_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.labelTest.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 50);
            this.labelTest.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 40);
            this.labelTest.Name = "cellTest";
            this.labelTest.Text = "Test";
            this.Controls.Add(labelTest);
        }
      
    } // end partial class: sud

} // end namespace: sud

I get this error ONLY at run-time: object reference not set to an instance of an object if I use the code below which uses an ARRAY to create the labels.

Code:

namespace sud
{
    public partial class sud : Form
    {
        private Label[] labelTest2;

        public sud()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void sud_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.labelTest2 = new Label[10];
            this.labelTest2[0].Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 50);
            this.labelTest2[0].Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 40);
            this.labelTest2[0].Name = "cellTest";
            this.labelTest2[0].Text = "Test";
            this.Controls.Add(labelTest2[0]);
        }
      
    } // end partial class: sud

} // end namespace: sud

Suggestions?

Add labelTest2[0] = new Label();

before you call its properties.

You've created an array of 10 Labels, not 10 Labels.

I still got the same error but I did manage to get it to work from that suggestion. Changes in blue:

Code:

namespace sud
{
    public partial class sud : Form
    {
        private Label[] labelTest2;

        public sud()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            labelTest2 = new Label[10];
        }

        private void sud_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.labelTest2[0] = new Label();
            this.labelTest2[0].Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 50);
            this.labelTest2[0].Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 40);
            this.labelTest2[0].Name = "cellTest";
            this.labelTest2[0].Text = "Test";
            this.Controls.Add(labelTest2[0]);
        }
      
    } // end partial class: sud

} // end namespace: sud

Thanks for your help!

Yup.

You had 10 references to a label.

It's analgous to in C++ creating 10 pointers to something and trying to access an element of it. It's not going to fly unless you allocate memory to it.