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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Mytch Hagan
Mytch Hagan
1,876 Points

I'm having a bit of trouble with the final steps.

I can't figure out what's wrong.

Program.cs
using System;

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

            try {
                var counter = Convert.ToInt32(input);
                var count = 0;

                while (count < counter)
                {
                    if (counter <= 0) {
                     Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number.");   
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("\"Yay!\"");
                    count++;

                }
            }
            catch (FormatException)  {
                Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");
            }
        }
    }
}
Mytch Hagan
Mytch Hagan
1,876 Points

Never mind, I found the answer to the question.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

You should test for invalid (not positive) input before the loop.

If the input is not valid the program should print the error message and then exit. The error message should be shown only one time and no "Yay!"s should be printed.