i am wondering how to combine code + int/string
example.
string USERINPUT = Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForgroundColor = ConsoleColor.USERINPUT
but that does not work. how to i wonder?
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2What errors do you get? – Grant Thomas Mar 25 '13 at 20:24
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2I think the errors are pretty clear, even without the compiler output. – Inisheer Mar 25 '13 at 20:26
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system.consoleColor does not contain the definition for USERINPUT – user1859829 Mar 25 '13 at 20:27
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@Inisheer Too many assumptions left to be had, I think. Others are free to guess. – Grant Thomas Mar 25 '13 at 20:28
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3 syntax errors in one line. `console` -> `Console` ; `forgroundcolor` -> `ForegroundColor` ; `consoleColor` -> `ConsoleColor` – I4V Mar 25 '13 at 20:29
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1I have the solution, thanks to Eric J. i thank you all for helping me. – user1859829 Mar 25 '13 at 20:30
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Even though there were typos in the question, it is still a valid question that could be salvaged with a few simple edits. – Eric J. Mar 25 '13 at 20:30
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@EricJ. I agree, however, I felt editing the syntax used in the original question may significantly take away from the original meaning / issue. – Inisheer Mar 25 '13 at 20:31
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and the typos were a quick written code. it was never used in C# and i was not checking for spelling. just menting to let you people know what i ment. – user1859829 Mar 25 '13 at 20:31
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possible duplicate of [How do I Convert a string to an enum in C#?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16100/how-do-i-convert-a-string-to-an-enum-in-c) – nawfal Jul 17 '14 at 09:05
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@nawfal thank you for telling me since this questions isnt more than 1 year old... – Rien Jul 17 '14 at 16:04
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For the assignment
Console.ForegroundColor = (something here);
you must assign a ConsoleColor, which is an enum.
You can parse an enum value from it's string equivalent.
Console.ForegroundColor =
(ConsoleColor)System.Enum.Parse(typeof(ConsoleColor), USERINPUT);
For details see:
Search for a string in Enum and return the Enum
Note that my code does not include error handling. If the user types in a string at the console that is not a member of ConsoleColor, you will get an error condition.
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I understand, and i thank you for the help. this was exactly what i was asking for. now i just need to understand what happened in the code. but that will be on my own. i thank you again. – user1859829 Mar 25 '13 at 20:35