Newby Question

[Brian]

I have a console application that I am trying to build that is looking for
the users input. I have declared one of my variables as char and the user
has to select a category code from a list. The Category codes are C through
H and AA, BB and CC. When I try to run the program, I get the error: Too
many characters in character literal. The error is on the line where I have
the AA, BB, CC enter. You can't use = = to check the variable with a char
or string, so what must I do to be able to verify the the users input for
these values???

Brian

[Joe Mayo]

Hi Brian,

It would probably work better if you made your variable a string, which can
hold multiple characters such as AA or BB.

Joe
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"Brian" <ja******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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I have a console application that I am trying to build that is looking for
the users input. I have declared one of my variables as char and the user
has to select a category code from a list. The Category codes are C through H and AA, BB and CC. When I try to run the program, I get the error: Too
many characters in character literal. The error is on the line where I have the AA, BB, CC enter. You can't use = = to check the variable with a char or string, so what must I do to be able to verify the the users input for
these values???

Brian

[Brian]

Thanks, I just tried that and it worked.

"Joe Mayo" <jm***@nospamAtCSharpDashStation.com> wrote in message
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Hi Brian,

It would probably work better if you made your variable a string, which
can
hold multiple characters such as AA or BB.

Joe
--
http://www.csharp-station.com

"Brian" <ja******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:aT*******************@bignews5.bellsouth.net. ..

I have a console application that I am trying to build that is looking
for
the users input. I have declared one of my variables as char and the
user
has to select a category code from a list. The Category codes are C

through

H and AA, BB and CC. When I try to run the program, I get the error: Too
many characters in character literal. The error is on the line where I

have

the AA, BB, CC enter. You can't use = = to check the variable with a

char

or string, so what must I do to be able to verify the the users input for
these values???

Brian