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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect if / else if / else

Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points
Posted by Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points

unexpected character '{ error on if/else if/else exercise

Is the error in the 'or' statement?

CodeChallenge.cs 
string input = Console.ReadLine();
int temperature = int.Parse(input);
if (temperature < 21)
{
System.Console.WriteLine("Too cold!");
}
else if (temperature == 21 || temperature == 22)
{
System.Console.WriteLine("Just right");
}
else (temperature > 22)
{
System.Console.WriteLine("Too hot!");
}

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The problem is actually the else part of your code, an else statement does not take a condition, it is executed automatically if none of the conditions specified above it was met, that is what differentiates it from an else if statement.

You are also printing out "Just right" instead of "Just right." (There is a period on the end), which matters since challenges are extremely picky about text output.

If you fix that typo and either change the else statement to an else if statement, or remove the condition attached to the else statement then your code will pass.

Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points
Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points

Thanks Andren