Why doesn't Console.Read() return the number entered?

Question

this is my program that i wrote in C# in visual studio 2010 Ultimate and 2008 Team System:

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
                 


        

Answer 1

I'm new to C#, but as far as I know, it's unnecessary to initialize your variable a when you create it. Another way to write your code could be:

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int a;
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a number: ");
        a = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
        Console.WriteLine("you Entered : {0}", a);
        Console.ReadKey();
     }
}