Need to check if input is a decimal or not

Question

So I'm writing a console application in C# for class and I need to figure out how to check if the input is a decimal or not. It would follow this code that I've written so far:

Console.Write("Enter the annual amount of money saved: ");

decimal moneySaved = Convert.ToDecimal(Console.ReadLine());

After it checks the input I'd want it to output something like "You didn't enter a number, please try again."

Thanks in advance!

You may want to look up `decimal.tryParse. – JohnG Feb 27 '17 at 02:04 — JohnG, Feb 27 '17 at 02:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '17 at 02:06

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 Console.Write("Enter the annual amount of money saved: ");
 string moneySaved = Console.ReadLine();
 decimal number;
 if (Decimal.TryParse(moneySaved, out number))
 {
   Console.Write("You entered a decimal number");
 }
 else
 {
  Console.Write("You didn't enter a number, please try again.");
 }

answered Feb 27 '17 at 02:06

Sajeetharan

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That worked, thanks! – Ethan Parrish Feb 27 '17 at 02:35
mark as answer if it has helped – Sajeetharan Feb 27 '17 at 02:36

Need to check if input is a decimal or not

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