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914 PointsOutput methods
What is the difference between/when to use the following: 1) Console.WriteLine("You have entered" + entry + "minutes"); 2) Console.WriteLine("You have entered {0} minutes", entry);
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Steven Parker
231,210 PointsIt's your choice if you prefer to concatenate the string yourself, or allow the formatting mechanism to insert the value for you. I'd personally use the second version primarily because it's a bit more compact.
But perhaps even better is to use a string interpolation:
Console.WriteLine($"You have entered {entry} minutes");