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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

omer syed
omer syed
8,634 Points
Posted by omer syed
omer syed
8,634 Points

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Hi!

I finished my code for the final project on C# Basics and its still showing an error. I ran the exact code in Visual Studio and tested the input validation in the console and it works fine. Just wondering if it can be checked out so that i can move on.

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            while (true)
            {
                try
                {
                    Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
                    var input = Console.ReadLine();
                    var howManyTimes = int.Parse(input);

                    if (howManyTimes < 0)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number.");
                        continue;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        for (var i = 0; i <= howManyTimes - 1; i++)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch (FormatException)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");
                    continue;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,096 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,096 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 an outer loop that prevents the program from ending. A program built according to the instructions will prompt and accept input one time, and based on the input it will either print "Yay!"s or an error mesage. Either way, it should end. With the extra loop it never ends.