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C#

c# Basics Final error

using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");

            int numTimes =0;

            try {
                   numTimes = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

            }

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

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


            int counter =0;
            while(counter != numTimes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
                counter += 1;
            }

        }
    }
}

why am getting Bummer! Try again!

nvm i ran the code in visual studio and it was infinite loop when i entered negative number

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,110 Points

You might want to make sure the output loop only runs when the input value is valid.

Also, you may not want to use the "finally" clause because it runs even if the exception occurs.