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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Formatting Output

Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points
Posted by Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points

Are you using `+` to append `" rocks!"` to the end of `firstName`?

What is wrong with this code

CodeChallenge.cs 
 string firstNameRocks = Console.ReadLine();
  Console.WriteLine(firstName + Rocks);
Michael Milone
Michael Milone
1,474 Points
Michael Milone
Michael Milone
1,474 Points

Rocks needs to be " rocks!". strings are written with quotation marks.

3 Answers

Michael Milone
Michael Milone
1,474 Points
Michael Milone
Michael Milone
1,474 Points 
Console.WriteLine(firstName + " rocks!");
Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points
Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points

When I add the quotation marks It still doesn't work...

Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points
Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points

Thank you Michael. Now it works. I forgot the exclamation mark,