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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Receiving Input

Posted by kyegrundy
kyegrundy
2,527 Points

Error CS0117 'System.Console' does not contain a definition for 'Readline'

"class Program { static void Main() { //prompt user for mins System.Console.Write("Enter how many minuted you exercised: ");

string entry = System.Console.Readline();

//Add mins to total
//Display total mins
//Repeat until user quits

} }"

ERROR: treehouse:~/workspace$ mcs Program.cs
Program.cs(8,35): error CS0117: System.Console' does not contain a definition forReadline'
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/mscorlib.dll (Location of the symbol related to previous error)
Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

C# is case-sensitive, and you wrote "Readline" (lower case "l") instead of "ReadLine" (capital "L").

kyegrundy
kyegrundy
2,527 Points
kyegrundy
kyegrundy
2,527 Points

Brilliant thank you!