How to restrict the user input to five digits?

Question

I\'m trying to restrict the user to only input 5 digits into the console for C#. I have my code error check the user, but for some reason after I type let\'s say...6 digits, the

Answer 1

You are accessing console multiple times. Check for length of your captured input - temp. Try this:

var temp = Console.ReadLine();
while (temp.Length > 5)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Error. Zip code is not 5 digits. Please enter a valid number.");
    temp = Console.ReadLine(); 
}

address.zipCode = int.Parse(temp);