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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Posted by Amro El Reefy
Amro El Reefy
2,077 Points

Can I use the int value of a variable in the condition in a for loop? I keep getting the error that <= cannot be used

Error message: Operator <=' cannot be applied to operands of typeint' and `string'

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");

            var e = Console.ReadLine();

            for (var n = 1; n <= e; n++)
            {
                Console.Write("Yay!");
            }

        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

I don't know C# but from the looks of that error message I'm thinking that e is most likely still a string and you can't compare a string to an integer. I think converting e to an integer before the loop starts is probably what you need to do.