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2,474 PointsNullReferenceException issue
UPDATE Thanks to Steven Parker and previous posts, figured it out. Too complicated for the task. Here's the link if somebody's stuck by the some issues: https://teamtreehouse.com/community/final-2
Spent some time figuring out how to solve the Challenge, but got stuck. After checking, all time appears:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
at Treehouse.CodeChallenges.Program.Main () <0x413d1a70 + 0x0004b> in :0
at MonoTester.Run () [0x00095] in MonoTester.cs:86
at MonoTester.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00013] in MonoTester.cs:28
and the thing is, in Workspaces my code executes just fine! Everything works. Can somebody, please, at least address me where to search for the error. Thank you. Original code below:
using System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
while (true) {
Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
var entry = Console.ReadLine();
if (entry.ToLower() == "quit")
{
break;
}
try
{
var count = int.Parse(entry);
for (int x = 1; x <= count; x++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
}
}
catch(FormatException)
{
Console.WriteLine("That is not valid input");
continue;
}
catch(NullReferenceException)
{
}
}
}
}
}
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsYou probably don't want to catch NullReferenceException, perhaps ever.
It's a sure sign of something seriously wrong in a program.
What happens in the workspace if you don't catch it?
And if it only happens in the challenge, just ignore it. We already know that the challenge evaluates more than just whether the program runs. And you know how to fix the challenge from the previous post.
dasgk
2,474 Pointsdasgk
2,474 PointsEverything's now is OK. I meant, my code was too complicated for the task, therefore I removed all redundant and it successfully evaluated.
Thank you.
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsSteven Parker
231,236 PointsYes, the previous answer addressed the issues with passing the challenge.
But it seemed worthwhile to cover that risky use of catch shown here.
Happy coding! —sp