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C# C# Objects Inheritance Throwing Exceptions

shemi perez
shemi perez
3,364 Points
Posted by shemi perez
shemi perez
3,364 Points

please help me i dont know why im getting that compiler error

so my problem is that the i get a compiler error although i did everything right i get an error that says StudentsCode.cs(11,16): error CS1525: Unexpected symbol `>' Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings

and i double checked to see that everything is closed and in place plz help me

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

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

    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("You entered {0}",value));

}
catch(Exception)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Number out of bound");
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

:point_right: You have two operators in a row.

You have a boolean operator folllowed directly by a comparison operator on this line:

if(value < 0 || > 20)

To check both the upper and lower bounds of value, you'd write:

if (value < 0 || value > 20)