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benny thompson
1,806 PointsFix the code so that it compiles, but don't change the intent or intended behavior of the code.
i have spent so much time on this could someone please help me
using System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
input = Console.ReadLine();
if (input == "quit")
{
string output = "Goodbye.";
}
else
{
string output = "You entered " + input + ".";
}
Console.WriteLine(output);
}
}
}
4 Answers
Steven Parker
229,786 PointsThere are a number of errors in this code.
They are all related to variable scope. Things to look out for:
- variables used before they are declared
- variables declared more than once
- variables used in a broader scope than the one in which they are declared
And remember, you can only declare a variable once, but you can assign it any number of times.
Jose Lopez
4,615 PointsYou never declared what variable type input was
Lawrence Babay
6,941 Pointsusing System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
input = Console.ReadLine();
if (input == "quit")
{
Console.WriteLine("Goodbye."); //string output = "Goodbye."; this is the error
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("You entered " + input + ".";) //string output = "You entered " + input + "."; this is the error
}
Console.WriteLine(input);// output is the error
}
}
}
Hopefully this helps.
Isaac Nilsen
568 PointsYou'll need the "string" in front of input = Console.ReadLine();
James Reinhold
12,361 Pointsusing System;
namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter your name or \"quit\" to exit: ");
string input = Console.ReadLine();
if (input == "quit")
{
Console.WriteLine("Goodbye.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("You entered " + input + ".");
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
Steven Parker
229,786 Points