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C# C# Objects Inheritance Catching Exceptions

Jacob Chambliss
Jacob Chambliss
3,293 Points
Posted by Jacob Chambliss
Jacob Chambliss
3,293 Points

Catch block not working in coding challenge

For some reason the catch block I added at the bottom isn't getting recognized by the program. I checked the output and there are no errors, so I'm not sure where the problem is. I did notice that System namespace is used when the exception is thrown whereas it isn't in the console commands. I tried it with and without the namespace and still get the same error.

Program.cs 
int value = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

if (value < 0 || value > 20)
{
    throw new Exception();
}

try
{
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("You entered {0}",value));
}
catch(Exception)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Value is out of bounds!");
}

2 Answers

Philip Gales
Philip Gales
15,193 Points

Wrap the try around the if statement. You also forgot to give the Exception a variable name.

int value = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

try
{

if (value < 0 || value > 20)
{
    throw new Exception();
}

    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("You entered {0}",value));
}
catch(Exception e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Value is out of bounds!");
}