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Read value from console and convert it to float

 

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {

        bool done = false;
        string inp;
        do
        {
            Console.Write("Enter a real number: ");
            inp = Console.ReadLine();
            try
            {
                Single s = Single.Parse(inp);
                Console.WriteLine("You entered {0}.", s.ToString());
                done = true;
            }
            catch (FormatException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("You did not enter a number.");
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred while parsing your response: {0}", e.ToString());
            }
        } while (!done);

    }
}

   
  








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