CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user3812866
user3812866

Reputation: 149

I am learning C# I want to put in a int but cant figure how to convert it

I want the user to be able to enter the number at the menu however when I do this it says its a string being enter. I have tried to convert as I left the code in but it will not work.

namespace Day1.Day1.Exercises
{
    class PasswordGenerator
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int MainMenu = 0;

            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
            Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");
            Console.WriteLine("                        PASSWORD GENERATOR");
            Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");

            Console.WriteLine("1 - Generate Password");
            Console.WriteLine("2 - Help");
            Console.WriteLine("3 - Exit");

            MainMenu = Console.ReadLine();

            int input = Convert.ToInt16(MainMenu);

            if (input == 1)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Generating your password");
            }
            else if (input == 2)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");
                Console.WriteLine("                        HELP");
                Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");

                Console.WriteLine("Please enter a number allocated on screen to an option");

                Console.WriteLine("Please Enter the length of your password you wish it to be ");

                Console.WriteLine("Wait for your password to be generated");
            }
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 101

Answers (2)

Roman Zimmer
Roman Zimmer

Reputation: 165

You should prefer int.TryParse() because Console.ReadLine() could return an empty string as well. In this case int.Parse(string) will throw an exception.

bool valid = int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out MainMenu);

Upvotes: 0

Guilherme Duarte
Guilherme Duarte

Reputation: 3441

Just create the MainMenu variable with the result of Console.ReadLine

...
var MainMenu = Console.ReadLine();
int input = int.Parse(MainMenu);
...

Upvotes: 3

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