C# Console Password Entering Limitation

Pisi Can

Hi all! I am new to C#. First steps. I want to write a simple console application that asks the user to enter the password. I want to limit the attempts. For example after three failed attempts console will write "you've failed".

Best wishes

Below code gives the user infinite rights to try:

string Pass= "";

{

Console.Write("Enter Password : ");

Pass= Console.ReadLine();

} while (Pass!= "9999");

Console.WriteLine("Success!...");

Console.ReadKey();

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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan10y ago
Accepted answer
Hm, that would require a condition, something like this.
```
int count = 0; 
do
{
if(count > 2) {
   // 3 Attempts made
   Console.WriteLine("You've failed"); 
   break; // Get out of the loop 
} 
Console.Write("Enter Password : ");
Pass= Console.ReadLine();
if(Pass == "9999") {
    Console.WriteLine("Success!"); 
    break; // Get out of the loop 
} 
count++; // Increment 
} while (Pass!= "9999"); 
```
The above program would run and ask the user for the password. It would check if the value is 3, then it would display the "You've failed" message, otherwise it will continue to ask the user for a password, and check if that password is correct. If that is correct, it would display "Success" and would get out of the loop.
Pisi Can10y ago
Thank you very much Ahmed.