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C# C# Objects Loops and Final Touches Constants

Hamzah Iqbal
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Hamzah Iqbal
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Hamzah Iqbal
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,145 Points

Replace the magic numbers and strings in the if / else if / else statement with constants.

I get the error "Did you define a constant for the magic string 'red'?". And I have defined a constant. Why is it still giving me error?

CodeChallenge.cs 
const int revenue = 125000;
string status = null;

const int _a = 100000;
const int _b = 150000;
const int _c = red; 
const int _d = yellow; 
const int _e = green;

if (revenue < _a)
{
    status = _c;
}
else if (revenue < _b)
{
    status = _d;
}
else
{
    status = _e;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

The strings are not being recognized because they are not enclosed in quotes (as they were in the original code).