Console.

Read( )
and
Console. ReadLine( )

JAMES BRIAN FLORES

Instructor
Console.Read( )
- is used to read just a single character.

The Read( ) method blocks its return while you

type input characters; it terminates when you press
the Enter key.
Subsequent calls to the Read( ) method retrieve
your input one character at a time.
Console.ReadLine( )
- reads input from the console.

Console.ReadLine() is used to read a line

of characters from the standard input stream.
When the user presses Enter, it returns a
string.
Console.ReadLine( )
Though we can assign values to the variables, most of
the time we will need to get input from the user. We can use
Console.ReadLine( ) for this purpose.
Here is a simple example:

string name;

name = Console.ReadLine( );

“ Here, a string variable name is declared. In the next

statement, the Console.ReadLine() will read the value
entered by the user and store it in the variable name. ”
Console.ReadLine( )
Example:
string name;
Console.Write(“Enter your name: “);
name = Console.ReadLine( );

This is fine for string inputs. However, to input values such

as integers or doubles, we need to adopt a slightly different
approach because the resulting input from using
Console.ReadLine() is a text input and cannot be assigned to
other types of variables.
If we try to do this, the program will generate an error.
Console.ReadLine( )
One solution to this situation is shown in this example:

int num;
Console.Write(“Enter a number: “);
num=int.Parse(Console.ReadLine( ));

“ In this case, the resulting input from using Console.ReadLine

is a string but int.Parse( ) will convert it into integer and assign
this value to the variable num.”

We can use this also to other data type such as:

long.Parse( )
float.Parse( )
double.Parse( )