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C# C# Basics Strings String Concatenation

Michael Robert McGowan
Michael Robert McGowan
2,075 Points

Simplified

Would it not be possible to simply add a space within the quotation marks at the end of the sentence?

4 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

The tentative answer would be "yes", but it might depend on what is being done overall. Does your question pertain to something at a particular time index in the video? Please provide that time and/or a more explicit description of the situation for a more definitive answer.

UPDATE: Now that I've seen the function in question, yes, you could just add a space to every question string passed to the function. But since the "Ask" function might be used many times in the program, it makes sense to add on a space there. A more sophisticated version might even test the last character of the argument string, and add a space on only when the last character was not already a space.

Michael Robert McGowan
Michael Robert McGowan
2,075 Points

Its in ref to the first sentence that is adjusted for the users answer. A simple " " was added to the end of a sentence.

I understand explaining the concept for including that in an additional entry being included but wasnt sure if i missed why a sentence couldnt just be expanded in the case of the first example,

Its more to understand, if having spacing at the end of a question causes problems down the line id like to avoid xD

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Can you give a specific time reference in the video, and/or post the actual code line(s) involved?

Michael Robert McGowan
Michael Robert McGowan
2,075 Points

Right at the beginning of the video and around the 03:30 mark.

string entry = Ask("How many cans are you ordering?"); - This statement

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

I expanded my answer above.

Michael Robert McGowan
Michael Robert McGowan
2,075 Points

Thank you, I appreciate your response, I thought it could be something like that, but thought I would ask for clarification. Thank you very much!