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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perfect Final

Andrew Minert
Andrew Minert
3,984 Points
Posted by Andrew Minert
Andrew Minert
3,984 Points

Step 2 won't pass, Any suggestions would be awesome!

STEP 2 - Add input validation to your program by printing “You must enter a whole number.” if the user enters a decimal or something that isn’t a number. Hint: Catch the FormatException.

Program.cs 
using System;

namespace Treehouse.CodeChallenges
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.Write("Enter the number of times to print \"Yay!\": ");
            var nums = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            int tums = 0;
            int total = tums + nums;
            try
            {
              while (total > 0)
              {
                  Console.Write("yay");
                  total --;

              }

            }
          catch (FormatException)
          {
           Console.WriteLine("You must enter a whole number.");

          } 


        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

For the "try" to be effective, the "int.Parse" must be done inside its code block.

And I'm just curious ... what does "tums" represent?