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C# C# Objects Inheritance Catching Exceptions

Posted by Eugene Shepherd
Eugene Shepherd
826 Points

Try/Catch assignment error

Hi

My assignment here is to enclose a given WriteLine statement in a try/catch. The error I get everytime is "Did you add a catch block ?" Here is my code

int value = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

if (value < 0 || value > 20) { throw new System.Exception();

} try { Console.WriteLine(string.Format("You entered {0}",value)); } catch(System.Exception) { Console.WriteLine("Value is out of bounds!"); }

There is clearly a catch block and that is why I am confused

Program.cs 
int value = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

if (value < 0 || value > 20)
{
    throw new System.Exception();

}
try
{
     Console.WriteLine(string.Format("You entered {0}",value));
}
catch(System.Exception)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Value is out of bounds!");
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,328 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,328 Points

The "try" bock needs to enclose all the other code, particularly the part where test is being done and the "throw" is performed. Only events that occur inside the "try" get caught by the associated "catch".

Eugene Shepherd
Eugene Shepherd
826 Points

Thanks man really appreciate