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C# C# Basics (Retired) Console I/O Formatting Output

dsteelz
dsteelz
1,203 Points
Posted by dsteelz
dsteelz
1,203 Points

code wont work

my code doesn't work and i don't know why. it keeps giving me the same error whenever i input something. for instance, i typed 50 as input for minutes exercised, and i said "bash: 50: command not found ". below is my code

namespace Treehouse.FitnessFrog { using System; //using directive to reduce amount of typing needed class Program { static void Main() { // prompt the user for minutes exercised Console.Write("Enter how many minutes you exercised: "); string entry = Console.Readline();

    // add minutes exercised to total
    // display total minutes exercised
    //Console.WriteLine("you excersized " +entry+ " minutes");
    // repeat until user quits 
  }

} }

i commented out the print statement to see if the error had something to do with it. even after i did, i still got the error

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:point_right: It looks like your program is not running..

The error message "bash: 50: command not found" is from the command shell, and indicates your program has already stopped running.

I see in your code above you have written Console.Readline with a lower-case "l" but the system function name is Console.ReadLine with a capital "L". This should have caused a compiler error, didn't you see one?

dsteelz
dsteelz
1,203 Points
dsteelz
dsteelz
1,203 Points

thanks for the help. No, I didn't notice the compiler error. I will be more attentive to the console from now on