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C#

Bryony Stewart
Bryony Stewart
1,230 Points
Posted by Bryony Stewart
Bryony Stewart
1,230 Points

Parse returning 0

I have an int runningTotal = 0; that still returns 0 after a value as been entered.

Bryony Stewart
Bryony Stewart
1,230 Points
Bryony Stewart
Bryony Stewart
1,230 Points

using System; namespace myPro {

class Program 
{


         static void Main()
         {
             int runningTotal = 0; 
             bool keepGoing = true;


                  while(keepGoing)
                  {      Console.Write("please enter the number of minutes you would like, type \"quit\" to exit: ");
                         string entry = Console.ReadLine();

                         Console.WriteLine("you have enterd "+ runningTotal +" minutes");  
                              if (entry == "quit" )
                              {
                                  keepGoing = false; 

                              }
                              else 
                              {

                                  int minutes = int.Parse(entry);
                                  runningTotal = runningTotal + minutes;
                                   if(runningTotal <= 0)
                                   {

                                      Console.WriteLine("This is not a vaild entry!");


                                   }
                                   else if (runningTotal <= 30)
                                   {

                                      Console.WriteLine("This is a good starting point");
                                   }
                                   else if (runningTotal <= 60)
                                   {
                                       Console.WriteLine("Now you are pushing the limit");
                                   }
                                   else 
                                   {           
                                         Console.WriteLine("Now you are just showing off"); 
                                   }


                              }





                  }


                       Console.Write("Goodbye"); 




          }







         }             



}
Edward Ries
Edward Ries
7,388 Points

We need an example of your input and how it's assigned to runningTotal.

edited: Looks like you were adding your example as I typed this message.

1 Answer

Edward Ries
Edward Ries
7,388 Points

Try moving the Console.WriteLine down below your if statement. Your showing runningTotal before you parse the entry and add it to runningTotal.