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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Maarten De Kruif
Maarten De Kruif
7,314 Points

Get the error "Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.".

What is wrong with my code?

Program.cs
using System;

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

            int numberCount = 0;
            int userSpecifiedValue = 0;     // added initialization here

             if(Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine())<=0)
                        {
                             Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number.");

             }

            try
            {
                userSpecifiedValue = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
            }
            catch (FormatException fe)
            {
                Console.Write("You must enter a psoitive number.");
                //Console.ReadLine();       <- this would confuse the challenge
            }

            //userSpecifiedValue = numberCount;         // do not change the user value!
            while (userSpecifiedValue > numberCount)    // put the loop back in
            {
                //userSpecifiedValue ++;    <- don't increment the user's value
                numberCount++;              // ...increment the counter instead!
                Console.Write("Yay!");
                //Console.ReadLine();       <- this would confuse the challenge
            }



        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The error message may be misleading, but I do see a couple of issues:

  • In task 2, if the conversion to integer failed you were instructed to print out "You must enter a whole number.". But your code above prints out "You must enter a psoitive number." instead.
  • You call ReadLine in two places, but the program should only take input one time.

Another hint: Since you already convert the input to a number in the try block, you might just put a simple test for negative after the catch.


Boy, those comments look awfully familiar — are you copying code directly from an answer I gave to another student last month? Shame on you! :unamused: