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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Jipson Thomas
Jipson Thomas
1,502 Points
Posted by Jipson Thomas
Jipson Thomas
1,502 Points

error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type `int' to `string'

Couldn't find the error

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
            string line = Console.Read();
            try
            {
                var nolop = Int32.Parse(line);
                var i = 0;
                while(nolop > i)
                {
                    Console.Write(" \"Yay!\"");
                    i++;

                }
            }
            catch (FormatException)
            {
                Console.Write("{0} is not an integer", line);
                // Return? Loop round? Whatever.
            }

        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The function "Console.Read()" returns a single character, represented as an integer code value.

:point_right: You probably want "Console.ReadLine()", which returns an entire line as a string.

            string line = Console.ReadLine();

Otherwise, good job! :+1: This is one of the tougher challenges, based on the frequency of posts about it.

Happy coding!   -sp:sparkles:

Jipson Thomas
Jipson Thomas
1,502 Points
Jipson Thomas
Jipson Thomas
1,502 Points

Thank you Steven. Unfortunately, still it gives me the error Bummer! Your code could not be compiled. Please click on "Preview" to view the compiler errors.

Program.cs(8,35): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type int' tostring' Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

That's the difference between Console.Read and Console.ReadLine. The first returns int, and the second returns string.

I guarantee that you will not see that error once you have changed that line.