Hi everyone! I'm really new to programming and I'm struggling with a block of C# code. Here's what I wrote:
```csharp
namespace CodingPractice
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int NumberOfBlueBerries = 25;
if (NumberOfBlueBerries > 15); // I think this might be an issue
{
Console.WriteLine("that's enough blueberries.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("that's not enough blueberries.");
}
}
}
}
```
I've compared my code to examples online, but Visual Studio says I have 5 errors and won't run it. The errors are:
1. 'else' cannot start a statement.
2. Syntax error, ')' expected.
3. Invalid expression term 'else'.
4. ) expected.
5. ; expected.
It's super frustrating! I'm just trying to make sure I understand if/else statements, but I feel stuck. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. I figured out that the issue was the semicolon after the `if` statement, but I'm still curious if there are any other mistakes!
3 Answers
Make sure you're checking your error messages carefully! They help pinpoint what's wrong. In this case, definitely remove that last semicolon after your `if` condition. Also, remember that your escape characters should be backslashes, not forward slashes. But in your case, since you're using double quotes, you actually don’t need them for single quotes!
Just focus on cleaning up those small syntax errors and you’ll be good to go!
Definitely get rid of that semicolon after your `if` statement – it’s causing more problems than you realize. Since the code is nested inside braces, it expects either the `if` statements to complete correctly or move on to the `else`. You might also want to check for matching curly braces at the end to close your methods properly.
The main problem is the semicolon right after your `if` statement. That semicolon ends the `if` condition, so the block of code following it always runs, regardless of whether the condition is true or false. You should remove that semicolon.
Also, it seems like you're using some forward slashes `/?` where you should be using backslashes for escaping, but since you're using double quotes for strings, you don't actually need to escape single quotes at all. Just clean those up too!
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