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

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points
Posted by Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points

On code challenge if/else in C# after i write my else statement i get a compiler error saying unexpected {

see my code

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

if(language == "C#")
{
  System.Console.WriteLine("C# Rocks!");
}
else (language != "C#")
{
    Console.Write(language + " is not C#");
}

1 Answer

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

The error message is a bit misleading. It's actually the conditional expression you have after the "else" which is causing the trouble.

:point_right: An ordinary else statement (not else if) does not take a conditional expression.

Just remove that and you should be fine.