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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Formatting Output

Glen Chia
Glen Chia
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Posted by Glen Chia
Glen Chia
914 Points

Output methods

What is the difference between/when to use the following: 1) Console.WriteLine("You have entered" + entry + "minutes"); 2) Console.WriteLine("You have entered {0} minutes", entry);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

It's your choice if you prefer to concatenate the string yourself, or allow the formatting mechanism to insert the value for you. I'd personally use the second version primarily because it's a bit more compact.

But perhaps even better is to use a string interpolation:

      Console.WriteLine($"You have entered {entry} minutes");