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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Will Melton
Will Melton
7,096 Points
Posted by Will Melton
Will Melton
7,096 Points

Am I missing something on question 2 of the Final?

I seem to get the program to work just fine in visual studio as I run my tests and it does everything that is asked. What am I missing to answer this properly then as it keeps saying it is not correct?

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            bool keepGoing = true;
            int count = 0;


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

                string entry = Console.ReadLine();

                try
                {
                    int yayTimes = int.Parse(entry);

                    while (keepGoing)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                        count = count + 1;
                        if (count == yayTimes)
                        {
                            keepGoing = false;
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch(FormatException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");
                    continue;
                }

            }

        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:warning: Be careful about testing a challenge in an external REPL or IDE.

If you have misunderstood the challenge, it's also very likely that you will misinterpret the results.

In this case, you have added an extra loop that prevents the program from ending.

A program that follows the challenge instructions will only ask for input one time, and either print "Yay!"s or an error message. But either way it should end.