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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect if / else if / else

Posted by Seth Pabst
Seth Pabst
10,285 Points

How is this not right?

in the preview its telling me I have a misplaced '{' but I dont

CodeChallenge.cs 
string input = Console.ReadLine();
int temperature = int.Parse(input);

if(temperature < 21)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Too cold!");
}
else if(temperature == 21 || temperature ==  22)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Just right");
}
else(temperature > 22)
{
    Console.WritLine("Too hot!");
}

1 Answer

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

A plain "else" does not take a conditional expression. It doesn't need one, since it covers all the cases not already handled by the "if" and "else if" chain.