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Overly Dedicated2
794 PointsIssue with string interpolation method
//This code works in a repl on another website
I think eggs and falafel are tasty! Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Test.Main(String[] args) in /workdir/Test.cs:line 20
using System;
class Program
{
static string Eat(string foodOne, string foodTwo) {
Console.WriteLine($"I think " + foodOne + " and " + foodTwo + " are tasty!");
return Console.ReadLine();
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(Eat("apples", "blueberries"));
Console.WriteLine(Eat("carrots", "daikon"));
}
}
2 Answers
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Pointsthis is defeating the whole purpose of the interpolation, you can have one whole string within only a pair of double quotes, the other error is string interpolation, should not be mixed with string concatenation, you are using + operator for string interpolation, with string interpolation, the variables will be within the curly braces.
concatenation could be used with 2 ways
1) STRING CONCATENATION
2) STRING INTERPOLATION
do not mix it
you have 3 pairs of double quotes.
you should not use console readline too, as you have nothing to enter in your console, if there is a quetion, and then if you have anything to enter, then you use readline, this case no.
you have to return only, and when you return you should not use within braces.
your approach is right.
static string Eat(string foodOne, string foodTwo) {
//Console.WriteLine($"I think " + foodOne + " and " + foodTwo + " are tasty!"); // this is wrong
//return Console.ReadLine(); / this is wrong
//let us rephrase
return $"I think {foodOne} and {foodTwo} are tasty!";
}
Overly Dedicated2
794 PointsThank you, I appreciate your help.
Billy Saefong
521 PointsBilly Saefong
521 PointsHi there. I've been struggling with this challenge all weekend. Could you tell me why we need curly braces around foodOne and foodTwo? We didn't need them in the earlier lessons when we were dealing with parameters and variables. Or am I remembering that wrong?
Also, I'm confused about the double quotes, they're only used to create strings right? Why do we need these double quotes when we already set the type to string in the Eat method?