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Prentiss Rhodes
Courses Plus Student 470 PointsC# Basic Final (beginner): Stuck on while, if, and else if.The program does return to the command prompt after running.
Hello, I am working on the C# beginner's code challenge. The task is to print the string "Yay!" for the # entered by the user. The first of the code works. The program prints Yay for the number entered. The challenge is getting my else statement to work in the case that a negative number is entered. When a negative number is entered the program jumps back to the command prompt. Here's the piece of code:
int numberValue = 1;
try
{
int numberYay = int.Parse(numberEntry);
while(numberValue <= numberYay)
{
if (numberYay >= 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Yay!");
numberValue += 1;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a positive number.");
}
}
}
catch (FormatException)
{
Console.WriteLine("That is not an acceptable entry! Please enter a whole number.");
}
```
Thanks for taking the time to look at this.
2 Answers
Per Schrijver
3,435 PointsYou should take another look at the while loop condition. Good luck!
Prentiss Rhodes
Courses Plus Student 470 PointsThank you!! I added another if statement outside of the while loop and got the result that I needed. It's a little confusing right now but I'll get it.
Prentiss Rhodes
Courses Plus Student 470 PointsPrentiss Rhodes
Courses Plus Student 470 PointsThank you for taking the time to look at this...