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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Variable Scope

Posted by Tatenda Marufu
Tatenda Marufu
10,506 Points

what am i missing

what am i missing

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {  

           string input = Console.ReadLine();
           string output = Console.WriteLine();

            if (input == "quit")
            {
                 output = "Goodbye.";
            }
            else
            {
                output = "You entered " + input + ".";
            }
           Console.WriteLine(output);
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,102 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,102 Points

The problem is with this line in your code:

string output = Console.WriteLine();

You simply need to declare the output variable, no need to assign anything to it at this stage.