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Start your free trialChristopher Borchardt
2,908 PointsConsole does not contain a definition for "ReadLine"
using System; using System.Threading;
class Program {
static void Ask(string question)
{
Console.WriteLine(question);
string answer = Console.Readline();
Console.WriteLine(answer);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the cat food store!");
Ask("How many cans are you ordering?");
}
}
when I go to complie i get an error
Program.cs(10,31): error CS0117: 'Console' does not contain a definition for 'Readline' [/home/treehouse/workspace/workspace.csproj]
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsC# is case-sensitive, and this code refers to "Readline" (with a lower-case "l") instead of "ReadLine" (capital "L").
Christopher Borchardt
2,908 Pointsi have tried with both a lowercase and an capital L in the line, the video has it with a capital L. but in both cases i'm getting the same error.
Christopher Borchardt
2,908 Pointsnvm, i set it back to capital again and now it works