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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

pet
pet
10,908 Points
Posted by pet
pet
10,908 Points

I have looked at several "Final" Questions but am still stuck on challenge task 2 of "Final".

My 1st code passes challenge task 1, but even looking at the community I can't figure out how to make my second code pass task 2. Both of my codes are below. The problematic one is second.

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);

                int i = 0;
                while(i < count)
                {
                    i += 1;   
                    Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                }
            }

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

            }
        }
    }
}

Task Two:

using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
            string input = Console.ReadLine();
            int count = int.Parse(input);
            int test = int.Parse(input);
            while(true)
            {
                if(test < 0)
                        {
                                Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number.");
                                break;

                        } 
                else
                {


                    try
                    {



                        int i = 0;
                        while(i < count)
                        {
                            i += 1;   
                            Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                        }
                    }

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

Thank you anyone who helps.

1 Answer

Patricia Hector
Patricia Hector
42,901 Points
Patricia Hector
Patricia Hector
42,901 Points

First of all, you are creating an infinite loop with the while(true) statement. Be careful when using loops without a condition that will never be false, because the only way that the loop will end is if you put the break keyword somewhere inside the loop; otherwise, this will run forever. Secondly, you don't need the loop for this challenge. The other thing Task one is no longer passing. This is happening because your try{} block has to contain all your code, and you moved it inside the else in the loop. This code passed for me.

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);
            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.");
            }
        }
    }
}
pet
pet
10,908 Points
pet
pet
10,908 Points

Thank you for your response. I followed your code and was able to see, line by line, my mistakes.