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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Erik Ralston
Erik Ralston
1,510 Points
Posted by Erik Ralston
Erik Ralston
1,510 Points

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: String in C# Basics Final Code Challenge Task 2

Hello, in this step of the code challenge for C# Basics, I keep getting the above error "System.ArgumentNullException" when I submit my code, but the same code runs without error in Workspaces and I can't seem to figure out what value is being set to null and causing the exception to be thrown. The error detail is:

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: String at System.Number.StringToNumber (System.String str, NumberStyles options, System.NumberBuffer& number, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) [0x00054] in /builddir/build/BUILD/mono-4.2.1/external/referencesource/mscorlib/system/number.cs:1080 at System.Number.ParseInt32 (System.String s, NumberStyles style, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo info) [0x00014] in /builddir/build/BUILD/mono-4.2.1/external/referencesource/mscorlib/system/number.cs:751 at System.Int32.Parse (System.String s) [0x00000] in /builddir/build/BUILD/mono-4.2.1/external/referencesource/mscorlib/system/int32.cs:140 at Treehouse.CodeChallenges.Program.Main () <0x41210830 + 0x0005d> in :0 at MonoTester.Run () [0x00197] in MonoTester.cs:124 at MonoTester.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00013] in MonoTester.cs:27

Thanks for any help

Erik Ralston
Erik Ralston
1,510 Points
Erik Ralston
Erik Ralston
1,510 Points

Hmm...I thought my code was going to be attached to the post somewhere but I don't see it. Here's what I had in the challenge:

using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            var count = 0;

            while (true)
            {
                Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
                var entry = Console.ReadLine();

                try
                {
                    var numberOfTimes = int.Parse(entry);
                    while (count < numberOfTimes)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                        count++;
                    }
                    break;
                }
                catch(FormatException)
                {
                  Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");
                  continue;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

I had exactly the same problem, it's because we got a bit over-creative in our solution. The challenge does not require that you re-ask for input if the first one failed the validation. While that produces a better program, it's not good for the challenge. So just eliminate your loop:

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            var count = 0;

            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
            var entry = Console.ReadLine();

            try
            {
                var numberOfTimes = int.Parse(entry);
                while (count < numberOfTimes)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                    count++;
                }
            }
            catch(FormatException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");
            }
        }
    }
}

Now as to why it appears to get a compiler error from a perfectly good piece of code, I have no idea!

Erik Ralston
Erik Ralston
1,510 Points
Erik Ralston
Erik Ralston
1,510 Points

Steven,

Thank you! That was exactly it. It didn't even occur to me that I wouldn't have to ask for new input. But your solution let me get past that step :)

Jonathan Wade Jr
Jonathan Wade Jr
1,051 Points
Jonathan Wade Jr
Jonathan Wade Jr
1,051 Points

i had the same issue found out i put my get set method in wrong place. this is my code.

int counter = 0; int result;

        Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");

        try
        {
            result = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
            while (result > counter)
            {

                Console.WriteLine("Yay!");

                counter++;
            }

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

        }

        Console.ReadLine();

    }

}

}

Chloe Viriyapunt
Chloe Viriyapunt
1,300 Points
Chloe Viriyapunt
Chloe Viriyapunt
1,300 Points

I had the same issue. Thank you so much Steven Parker.