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

What is wrong with this System.Console.WriteLine(firstName + "rocks");

I cant see a problem here but it keeps asking me if I have used a +

CodeChallenge.cs
string firstName = System.Console.ReadLine();
System.Console.WriteLine(firstName);
System.Console.WriteLine(firstName + "rocks");

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,210 Points

Be sure to use the exact string given in the instructions.

You're missing the space at the beginning that prevents the words from running together, and you're missing the exclamation point ("!") at the end.

thanks