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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Posted by Christian Kristensen
Christian Kristensen
673 Points

C# basics final challenge 2 of 2

Add an if/else conditional statement just after parsing the user's provided input to an integer Write a conditional expression to ensure that the remainder of the code in the try block is only executed if the user provides a non-negative number If the user enters a negative number, output to the console the message "You must enter a positive number."

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            try
            {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
            string input = Console.ReadLine();

            int count = int.Parse(input);

            int i = 0;

            while(i < count)
            {
                i += 1;   
                Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
            }
            if () {

            }
            } catch (FormatException) {
                Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");
            }
        }
    }
}

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,210 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,210 Points

You've already done the harder part (task 1). Now you just need to add a conditional to check the parsed value and either perform the loop or issue a message.

Note that the instructions already tell you where to place the conditional ("just after parsing the user's provided input").

Mariia Ashurova
Mariia Ashurova
10,913 Points
Mariia Ashurova
Mariia Ashurova
10,913 Points

using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges { class Program { static void Main() { Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": "); string input = Console.ReadLine(); try{ int count = int.Parse(input); if(count > 0){ int i = 0; while(i < count) { i += 1;
Console.WriteLine("Yay!"); } } else{ Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number."); } } catch(FormatException){ Console.WriteLine( "You must enter a whole number."); } } } }