System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationReader.ParseSoap12ArrayType C# (CSharp) Method

        private SoapArrayInfo ParseSoap12ArrayType(string itemType, string arraySize)
        {
            SoapArrayInfo soapArrayInfo = new SoapArrayInfo();

            if (itemType != null && itemType.Length > 0)
                soapArrayInfo.qname = itemType;
            else
                soapArrayInfo.qname = "";

            string[] dimensions;
            if (arraySize != null && arraySize.Length > 0)
                dimensions = arraySize.Split(null);
            else
                dimensions = new string[0];

            soapArrayInfo.dimensions = 0;
            soapArrayInfo.length = -1;
            for (int i = 0; i < dimensions.Length; i++)
            {
                if (dimensions[i].Length > 0)
                {
                    if (dimensions[i] == "*")
                    {
                        soapArrayInfo.dimensions++;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            soapArrayInfo.length = Int32.Parse(dimensions[i], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                            soapArrayInfo.dimensions++;
                        }
                        catch (Exception e)
                        {
                            if (e is OutOfMemoryException)
                            {
                                throw;
                            }
                            throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.XmlInvalidArrayLength, dimensions[i]), "value");
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            if (soapArrayInfo.dimensions == 0)
                soapArrayInfo.dimensions = 1; // default is 1D even if no arraySize is specified

            return soapArrayInfo;
        }