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I began to study C#, but I ran into a problem. The ReadLine() method does not pause for user input. I just started C#, and it works on other people's programs, so I have no idea why. I am using Xamarin on a Mac.

Here is an example code that does not work:

using System;

namespace LearningC
{
    public class LearningSharp
    {
        public static void Main (String[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine (Console.ReadLine ());
        }
    }
}
Matthew Haugen
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I found out the solution. Right click on your project and select Options. Then, select General under the Run tab and check "Pause console output" ("Run on external console" must be checked for this to work.)

user3477016
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  • When my program finishes running it doesn't close that console. Is there a way to make it do that after the program finishes executing? – Rohlex32 Aug 31 '17 at 20:29
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Maybe your Project is set to be a Windows application. Right click on your Project name, click properties and change output type to Console Application.

Orkun Bekar
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I have the same problem of a C# project not stopping with Console.ReadLine().

Here is my code:

char myChar1;
        string userName;
        string userLastname;

        Console.Write($"Insert a char: ");
        myChar1 = (char)Console.Read();

        Console.WriteLine($"Press ENTER to continue");
        Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Clear();

        Console.Write($"Insert name: ");
        userName = Console.ReadLine();

        Console.Write($"Insert lastname: ");
        userLastname = Console.ReadLine();
     
        // More stuff here

I found that when I use the method Console.Read() the next method Console.ReadLine() does not stop at all. So after inserting a char in the variable myChar1 the program goes forward and stops only after the method Console.Write($"Insert name: ");

The workaround is to place two Console.ReadLine() methods before the Console.Clear() one but I can not understand why this goes like that.

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