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Sebastian Amhøj
280 PointsCan't seem to figure out the last task of "Code Challenge: Formatting Output"
I've been trying to figure this one out for a bit, but can't seem to get it right. So i thought i would seek some help!
The Question is "Use the concatenation operator + to append “ rocks!” to the end of the contents of the firstName variable and print it to the screen using Console.WriteLine"
Please be nice on me :)
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine(firstName);
3 Answers
Steven Parker
240,995 PointsSo starting with the output line you have already:
Console.WriteLine(firstName);
So then if you "Use the concatenation operator + to append " rocks!" to the end...":
Console.WriteLine(firstName + " rocks!");
Stuart Wright
41,120 PointsI've added an extra line to your code which adds " rocks!" to the end of your variable.
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
firstName = firstName + " rocks!";
Console.WriteLine(firstName);
Steven Parker
240,995 PointsIf you want to permanently modify firstName you could do it more concisely with a concatenation assignment operator:
firstName += " rocks!";
Sebastian Amhøj
280 PointsThanks a lot, because of an earlier on the same subject i got confused and used two "+" signs, one on each side :x
Stuart Wright
41,120 PointsSteven - I actually tried that first on the code challenge, thinking it would work, and it failed for me:
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
firstName += " rocks!";
Console.WriteLine(firstName);
Steven Parker
240,995 PointsFor some reason, the challenge validator doesn't accept that, but it works fine in actual code! But I favor the solution that doesn't modify the variable, since the instructions are a bit ambiguous and the validator accepts it either way..