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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perform if

Posted by Balraj Duhre
Balraj Duhre
Courses Plus Student 1,989 Points

Write code to print "C# Rocks!". string language = Console.ReadLine(); Why do I keep getting this wrong?

I've tried everything and I keep getting it wrong. I don't know if I misunderstand on what I'm supposed to do.

CodeChallenge.cs 
string language = Console.ReadLine();

2 Answers

Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
14,921 Points

Hello!

You have to use the if statement to check whether the input stored into the language variable equals "C#" and if it does you have to print the message.

Let's take it step by step:

// The first thing you write to the console will be stored here:
string language = Console.ReadLine();

// For example, if you type "Jamie", the value stored in the language variable will be Jamie.

// You have to check if the input (language variable) is equal to "C#"
// We can use the if statement to check this:
if (language.Equals("C#")) 
{
    // print "C# Rocks!"
}

// Well, even if the input equals "C#", it does nothing yet. Let's print "C# Rocks" if the input equals "C#"
// Finally, we use the Console.WriteLine() method to print the message

if (language.Equals("C#")) 
{
    Console.WriteLine("C# Rocks!");
}

Hope it helped!

Balraj Duhre
Balraj Duhre
Courses Plus Student 1,989 Points

Thank you. It worked. I didn't understand the question I guess. I never thought about using an if statement.

Ioana State
Ioana State
213 Points
Ioana State
Ioana State
213 Points

I dont understand why it doesnt work. Could you please explain again?

string language = Console.ReadLine(); if (language == "C#") { Console.WriteLine = ("C# Rocks!"); }

It gives me an error: <<StudentsCode.cs(10,12): error CS0131: The left-hand side of an assignment must be a variable, a property or an indexer. Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings>>

Thank you