C# Else

[patrickcabenjamin]

hi there
I am new to C# and all programming and know very little
i need a way of, if a string is given a value different from any of the things you have said (sorry it's hard to explain) then it says something. else only works for one thing

for example



here is if i use else

string1 = System.Console.In.ReadLine
if (string1.ToLower("yes");
{
System.Console.Out.WriteLine("hello");
}
if (string1.ToLower("no");
{
System.Console.Out.WriteLine("oh my");
}
else
{
System.Console.Out.WriteLine("what?");
}

the else is only for the no

how do i make it an else for if you don't write "yes" or "no"



thanks (and very sorry for the bad explanation)
if you can understand what i mean you are a god
:-)

[Nemikan]

I've noticed you have posted a decent bit now about C# and how to do things. Not to turn you away from asking here, by all means continue, but a lot of them are fairly simple which you can very easily fine using google. So let me explain the basics of programming research.

Google is your friend, in terms of programming you should be able to find ALL the basics there fairly easily by searching for a keyword with C#, for example: take your title of this "C# else". If you google that, the fifth result links to the following:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/examining-the-c-else-statement.html
The first result brings you to the offical site for all c# coding, microsoft's MSDN
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5011f09h(VS.80).aspx
This site has everything you need for programming in C# although at times it is a bit difficult to understand for the novice programmer. Just looking around for tutorials on the "else statement" should help you out dramatically. Personally, I always look for real code examples with the sites I find to determine which would be the best resource.

Now to answer your question on this post, use the else if statement. I am not going to tell you the exact code for this, but instead I hope that you utilize what I just told you about google. One of the biggest parts of programming is going and learning new things, researching how to use different keywords and what the syntax (think grammar) is of a language.

For starters, try using this tutorial:
http://csharp.net-tutorials.com/basics/introduction/

[pragtastic]

Nemikan speaks the truth! Google is certainly you're friend (and specifically the MSDN site for spec reference).

When it comes down to it though, the best way to learn it is to find examples and then get your hands dirty by playing around with it as much as you can.

[patrickcabenjamin]

Yes but it's still hard to find one for a complete begginer to programming like me.

[Gate28]

Yes but it's still hard to find one for a complete begginer to programming like me.

The book I use is published be Dietel and Dietel, it's pretty good. Mine is C++, but they probably have one for C#, too.

[patrickcabenjamin]

thanks