C# console output not working

Question

I am new to c# and encountered a slight problem when trying to display the output

When I type in: Help,? or stats no output is shown

class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Type 'Help' to see list of commands");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    private static void ParseInput(string input)
    {
        if (input.Contains("help") || input == "?")
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Available commands");
            Console.WriteLine("====================================");
            Console.WriteLine("Stats - Display player information");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
        else if (input == "stats")
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Current hit points:");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

I already added Console.ReadLine(); Still nothing.

Tried to search for other threads like Console.WriteLine does not show up in Output window and Why doesn't Console.Writeline, Console.Write work in Visual Studio Express?

You're not actually calling `ParseInput()` anywhere. Change your second line in `Main()` to be `ParseInput(Console.ReadLine());`. — Glorin Oakenfoot, Aug 12 '16 at 15:57
Thank you, my man! :D That seemed to clear my issue! Can I upvote a comment? Cheers! — Jami Rocha, Aug 12 '16 at 16:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '16 at 16:01

You have to call the ParseInput function.

public static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Type 'Help' to see list of commands");
    var input = Console.ReadLine();

    ParseInput(input); // call the function to process your input
}

private static void ParseInput(string input)
{
    if (input.Contains("help") || input == "?")
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Available commands");
        Console.WriteLine("====================================");
        Console.WriteLine("Stats - Display player information");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
    else if (input == "stats")
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Current hit points:");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 12 '16 at 16:01

you should use the value of ReadLine

var value =   Console.ReadLine();
ParseInput(value);

also to remove being aware of case use ToLower, that way typing "Help" will trigger the logic you want.

private static void ParseInput(string input)
{
   input = input.ToLower();
   ....
}

C# console output not working

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