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David Murumbi
David Murumbi
1,442 Points
Posted by David Murumbi
David Murumbi
1,442 Points

what did I do wrong? error: Unexpected symbol `while', expecting `;', `{', `=>', or `whe

using System;

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

            try
            {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
            string input = Console.ReadLine();

            int count = int.Parse(input);

            if (count < 0)
                Console.WriteLine("You must enter a positive number.");
                break;

            int i = 0;
            while(i < count)
            {
                i += 1;   
                Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
            }
            }
            catch(FormatException exception)
            {
               Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");   
            }
    }
}

}

David Murumbi
David Murumbi
1,442 Points
David Murumbi
David Murumbi
1,442 Points

could not post full error because of length here is the full error

error: Program.cs(7,12): error CS1525: Unexpected symbol while', expecting;', {',=>', or `where' Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings

1 Answer

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

It looks like the open brace that would start the "Main" code block is missing (before line 7).