Almost there...need help displaying result in output Label

[lifeshortlivitup]

I had to create a program that allows the user to input a temp and then click on either the convert to fahrenheit or convert to celsius button and then display that result within the textbox that says "user entered amount in F or C is equal to answer degrees F or C." I have the code written for the convert to Fahrenheit but do not understand how to get the converted temp to display in the text box along with the above desired text. Below is my code for the convert to fahrenheit button...

Public Class TemperatureConverterForm
   ' converts celsius to fahrenheit
   Private Sub convertFahrenheit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal _
   e As System.EventArgs) Handles convertFahrenheit.Click
      ' declare variables
      Dim degrees As Double
      Dim output As String ' store output
      Dim fahrenheit As Double
 
      ' assign values from user input
      degrees = Val(degreesTextBox.Text)
 
      ' convert to fahrenheit
      fahrenheit = (9 / 5) * degrees + 32
 
      ' set output header
      output = fahrenheit
 
      output = (String.Format("{0:F}", fahrenheit))
 
      outputLabel.Text = output ' display result
 
   End Sub

Anyone that can help me get over this last hurdle of displaying the answer with the proper text with the text box would be greatly greatly appreciated! THanks!

[SammyB]

You use an ampersand & to put strings together (it's called concatenation).

    Private Sub convertFahrenheit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles convertFahrenheit.Click
        ' declare variables
        Dim degrees As Double
        Dim output As String ' output string
        Dim input As String ' input string
        Dim fahrenheit As Double
        ' assign values from user input
        degrees = Val(degreesTextBox.Text)
        ' convert to fahrenheit
        fahrenheit = (9 / 5) * degrees + 32
        ' set strings
        input = (String.Format("{0:F}", degrees))
        output = (String.Format("{0:F}", fahrenheit))
        outputLabel.Text = input & "° C = " & output & "° F" ' display result
    End Sub

Notice that I dropped the line output = fahrenheit: it wasn't doing anything. I also created an input string, just like you did, and, finally, slung them together with ampersands.

But, it seems to me that you are only about 1/3 done. Don't you need to convert from fahrenheit to celsius, also?

[lifeshortlivitup]

You use an ampersand & to put strings together (it's called concatenation).

    Private Sub convertFahrenheit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles convertFahrenheit.Click
        ' declare variables
        Dim degrees As Double
        Dim output As String ' output string
        Dim input As String ' input string
        Dim fahrenheit As Double
        ' assign values from user input
        degrees = Val(degreesTextBox.Text)
        ' convert to fahrenheit
        fahrenheit = (9 / 5) * degrees + 32
        ' set strings
        input = (String.Format("{0:F}", degrees))
        output = (String.Format("{0:F}", fahrenheit))
        outputLabel.Text = input & "° C = " & output & "° F" ' display result
    End Sub

Notice that I dropped the line output = fahrenheit: it wasn't doing anything. I also created an input string, just like you did, and, finally, slung them together with ampersands.

But, it seems to me that you are only about 1/3 done. Don't you need to convert from fahrenheit to celsius, also?

Thanks for the input. And yes, I do have to convert from fahrenheit to celsius also but I didn't include that code here because I didn't want to have my entire program on here....Thanks again for the help.