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The document discusses getting user input in C# using Console.ReadLine(). It shows how to get string input and store it in a variable. It also demonstrates how to get numeric input and convert it to an integer using Convert.ToInt32 since Console.ReadLine() returns a string.

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User Input

The document discusses getting user input in C# using Console.ReadLine(). It shows how to get string input and store it in a variable. It also demonstrates how to get numeric input and convert it to an integer using Convert.ToInt32 since Console.ReadLine() returns a string.

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C# User Input
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Get User Input


You have already learned that Console.WriteLine() is used to output (print)
values. Now we will use Console.ReadLine() to get user input.

In the following example, the user can input his or hers username, which is
stored in the variable userName. Then we print the value of userName:

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// Type your username and press enter

Console.WriteLine("Enter username:");

// Create a string variable and get user input from the keyboard and
store it in the variable

string userName = Console.ReadLine();


// Print the value of the variable (userName), which will display the
input value

Console.WriteLine("Username is: " + userName);

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User Input and Numbers


The Console.ReadLine() method returns a string. Therefore, you cannot
get information from another data type, such as int. The following program
will cause an error:

Example
Console.WriteLine("Enter your age:");

int age = Console.ReadLine();

Console.WriteLine("Your age is: " + age);

The error message will be something like this:

Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'int'

Like the error message says, you cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to
'int'.

Luckily, for you, you just learned from the previous chapter (Type Casting),
that you can convert any type explicitly, by using one of
the Convert.To methods:

Example
Console.WriteLine("Enter your age:");

int age = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

Console.WriteLine("Your age is: " + age);

Run example »
Note: If you enter wrong input (e.g. text in a numerical input), you will get
an exception/error message (like System.FormatException: 'Input string was
not in a correct format.').
You will learn more about Exceptions and how to handle errors in a later
chapter.

C# Exercises
Test Yourself With Exercises
Exercise:
Fill in the missing parts to get user input, stored
in the variable userName:

Console.WriteLine("Enter
username:");
userName = Console.;
Console.WriteLine("Username is: " +
userName);

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