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C#

Posted by Mazlum Tas
Mazlum Tas
2,028 Points

Define an Eat method invincible Console.WriteLine(); input?

Hello, I have an issue with Define Eat method string challenge.

static string Eat(string first, string second) { Console.WriteLine($"I think {first} and {second} are tasty!"); return Console.ReadLine(); }

static void Main(string[] args) { Console.WriteLine(Eat("apples", "blueberries")); Console.WriteLine(Eat("carrots", "daikon")); }

However it prints out the following words: I think eggs and falafel are tasty!

Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Test.Main(String[] args) in /workdir/Test.cs:line 20

Is there a bug in the system or have I written the code wrongly? I gave it a testrun with the exact same code on VSCODE and it prints out

I think apples and blueberries are tasty!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The instructions say that "Eat should return a string ...", but this code is writing the string to the console instead.

Also, the instructions don't ask for anything to be read from the console.

Mazlum Tas
Mazlum Tas
2,028 Points

So I should not add a console?

Like this for example: 

static string Eat(string first, string second)
{
    return $"I think {first} and {second} are tasty";
}


static void Main(string[] args)
{
   Console.WriteLine(Eat("apples", "blueberries"));
   Console.WriteLine(Eat("carrots", "daikon"));     
}
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Very close! Now you're only missing the exclamation point (!) at the end of the string.

Mazlum Tas
Mazlum Tas
2,028 Points

Thank you! I was frustrated because it kept sending me to eggs and falafel which I had no clue over