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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Variables

Angus Eliott
Angus Eliott
3,793 Points
Posted by Angus Eliott
Angus Eliott
3,793 Points

variables!

the code challenge is not accepting my code with the reason "Bummer! Did you set 'bookTitle' using the equals sign and a string value?" code is attached

CodeChallenge.cs 
string bookTitle;
bookTitle = "Lord_Of_The_Rings";

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,378 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,378 Points

Your code is perfectly functional, but the challenge is specifically asking you to initialize the variable.

While you end up with the same thing doing a separate declaration and assignment, an initialization would combine these two things into a single statement.