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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Posted by christian rylander
christian rylander
4,609 Points

How do I type a string as many times as the users number?

I need help with this challenge

Program.cs 
using System;

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

        }
    }
}

3 Answers

Pablo Rocha
Pablo Rocha
10,142 Points
Pablo Rocha
Pablo Rocha
10,142 Points

I won't give you the exact answer, but what you are supposed to do is use a for loop.

Take the number the user inputs and use it to loop that many times. During each loop print yay!

for (int i = 0; i < userInput; i++)
{
   // Print out yay!
}
christian rylander
christian rylander
4,609 Points

ok thanks!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

:point_right: There's a few steps to this:

  • Input the user's response.
  • Convert the response to a number
  • Use the number as a loop counter
  • Inside the loop, print the message

You've done all these things in previous challenges, here you just put them all together.

christian rylander
christian rylander
4,609 Points

how do I use a number as a loop counter?

Karen Freeman-Smith
Karen Freeman-Smith
29,248 Points
Karen Freeman-Smith
Karen Freeman-Smith
29,248 Points

You can read the number that is entered and assign it to a variable. Then use that variable to control a loop that prints "Yay!" to the console. You might want to rewatch the video if that sounds confusing, or ask a more specific question about the code you are trying to get to work.