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Jonathan Morton
7,942 PointsC# averager problem. Compiler says "possibly blank statement." Starting line 18. Not sure what I am doing wrong
namespace AverageCalc
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
var total=0.0;
var totalNum=0.0;
var average=0.0;
while(true)
try {
System.Console.Write("Please input any series of whole numbers and type done when finished. /n");
var entry = System.Console.ReadLine();
total += double.Parse(entry);
totalNum += 1;
average=total/totalNum;
if (entry.ToLower() == "done");
<line 18>{System.Console.Write("your average is" + average + ".");}
}
catch (System.FormatException)
{System.Console.Write("That is not valid input. Please input a whole number.");}
}
}
}
1 Answer
Steven Parker
215,984 PointsI see two possible syntax issues.
I can't be sure without proper code formatting, but it looks like you have at least these two issues:
if (entry.ToLower() == "done");
A semicolon after an if statement ends it, so it effectively does nothing. In particular, it will not control the code block that follows.
<line 18>
This is not a comment, and it's also not C# code.
Steven Parker
215,984 PointsSteven Parker
215,984 PointsTo make posted code readable, use the instructions for code formatting in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area.
Or watch this video on code formatting.