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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Andreas Sigsgaard
Andreas Sigsgaard
1,611 Points
Posted by Andreas Sigsgaard
Andreas Sigsgaard
1,611 Points

Task will not pass despite code working as intended

The challenge will not let me pass this task, as it says that task 1 is no longer solved. Despite this the code is working great when i pull it all into workspaces and compile and run it myself. Can anybody help me to figure out why the challenge won't let me pass?

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {

          while (true){

            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");

            var entry = Console.ReadLine();
            var amountyay = 1;

            if (entry.ToLower() == "quit")
            {
            break;
            }

            try
            {
                var entryInt = int.Parse(entry);

                if (entryInt <=0){
                    Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number.");
                    continue;
                }

                while (amountyay <= entryInt)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Yay ");
                    amountyay++;
                }
            }

            catch(FormatException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number");
            }

          }



        }
    }
}

1 Answer

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

:warning: Be careful about testing a challenge in an external REPL or IDE.

If you have misunderstood the challenge, it's also very likely that you will misinterpret the results.

In this case, you have added an extra loop that prevents the program from ending until "quit" is entered..

A program that follows the challenge instructions will only ask for input one time, and either print "Yay!"s or an error message. But either way it should end.