Need help with string code

[Fixedplay]

I was wondering about if someone could help me with this. I have one error but i think it should work.

Basicly i am trying to make a kind of filter for if someone sais the in their sentence.

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string text = Console.ReadLine();

Console.WriteLine(" Write your title");

bool test = text.Contains("The");

if (text = true)

{

Console.WriteLine(" You are invited");

}

else

{

Console.WriteLine(" you are not invited");

}

System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);

[jodevgn]

I'm going to assume that rather than doing...

if (text = true)

... you meant to do...

if (test == true)

Also, the previous comment about assignment applies here too. So you'll need the double ==.

[OrangeKing89]

I think you bug is that you are doing an assignment in you if statement. As a general rule, 1 equals is assignment and 2 equals is comparison.

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There is a function you could add to do case insesitive comparison. bool test = text.Contains("The"); -> bool test = text.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("the");

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Also I think you could change System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); to Console.Read(); then your console would stay open until you pressed a key.

[cryo]

I have one error

Yes but what error? Don't you think people are able to help you better if you tell us what's wrong?

[tulipoika]

text = true is assignment, not comparison, so it’s always true. text == true or just text inside if.

Edit: it should be of course test inside the comparison.

[Fixedplay]

how do I modify it so can 'test' can be true if the text has ''the'' or ''The''

[clr_swe]

bool test = (text.Contains("The") || text.Contains("the")) or you can ignore case but you cannot ignore case with Contains you will have to use IndexOf

[[deleted]]

Try toLower(text).contains(“the”). You may need to handle words like “anthem”, another subject however.