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C# C# Objects Inheritance Catching Exceptions

Grant Brooks
Grant Brooks
12,515 Points
Posted by Grant Brooks
Grant Brooks
12,515 Points

what did i do wrong i keep getting this {" I entered "2". I expected "You entered 2" but got "Value is out of bounds"}

what did i do wrong i keep getting this {" I entered "2". I expected "You entered 2" but got "Value is out of bounds"}

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

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

try
{
    if (value > 0 || value < 20)
{
throw new System.Exception();
}
else
{
        Console.WriteLine(string.Format("You entered {0}",value));
    }
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Value is out of bounds!");
}

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,134 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,134 Points

You're close, but you didn't need to duplicate the testing code. Wrapping the "try" block around it does the job.

You also won't need an "else" since the exception will divert the code flow to the "catch" block.

Grant Brooks
Grant Brooks
12,515 Points
Grant Brooks
Grant Brooks
12,515 Points

thank you this help a lot