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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Variable Scope

not sure what to do here

stuck on how to begin

Program.cs
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {        

            input = Console.ReadLine();


            if (input == "quit")
            {

                string output = "Goodbye.";
            }
            else
            {
                string output = "You entered " + input + ".";
            }


            Console.WriteLine(output);


         }
    }
}

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1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,210 Points

Here's a few hints:

  • a variable should be declared before (or when) it is assigned
  • a variable should only be declared one time, but can be assigned any number of times
  • a variable should be declared in the outermost scope in which it is used