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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Formatting Output

Posted by Ogochukwu Igwe
Ogochukwu Igwe
213 Points

Use Console.WriteLine to print the contents of the firstName variable to the screen. 1. Console.Write("firstName");

  1. Console.Write("firstName");
CodeChallenge.cs 
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("firstName");

1 Answer

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Hi!

You're super close! You need to remove the " marks around "firstName". By adding the " marks, you're passing a string instead of a variable to the function.

Console.WriteLine(firstName);

Hope this helps!