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Derrick Hoff
9,385 PointsI don't get why this code is wrong
I can't seem to tell why the complier is saying this code is incorrect. As I am looking at it, it looks right and I can't understand what the complier means
StudentsCode.cs(15,57): error CS1010: Newline in constant
StudentsCode.cs(16,0): error CS1525: Unexpected symbol }', expecting
)' or `,'
StudentsCode.cs(16,1): error CS1002: ; expected
Compilation failed: 3 error(s), 0 warnings
string language = Console.ReadLine();
if(language == "C#")
{
System.Console.WriteLine("C# Rocks!");
}
else
{
System.Console.WriteLine("language + \"is not C#.\");
}
1 Answer
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsDon't put quotes around variable names.
That would turn them into string literals that represent themselves instead of the value assigned to the variable.
Derrick Hoff
9,385 PointsDerrick Hoff
9,385 Pointsstring language = Console.ReadLine();
if(language == "C#") { System.Console.WriteLine("C# Rocks!"); } else { System.Console..WriteLine(language + "is not C#"); }
Do you mean like this?
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSteven Parker
230,688 PointsYes! Almost there, now you just have two little typos:
..
") between "Console" and "Writeline", but there should only be one