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Constructing a string stock code
A shop owner wants to create stock codes for each type of sweet they sell. Figure 5 shows some of the sweets.
| sweetID | sweetName | brand |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | WINE GUMS | MAYNARDS |
| S2 | COLA CUBES | BERRYMANS |
| S3 | STARBURST | WRIGLEY |
- A stock code is made up of the sweetID.
- It then uses the first letter and the second letter in sweetName.
- It then uses the first letter of the brand.
For example, the stock code for WINE GUMS would be S1WIM, and the stock code for STARBURST would be S3STW.
Write a C# program to create the stock code for a sweet. The program should get the user to enter the sweetID, sweetName and brand; create the stock code; and assign the stock code to a variable called code. Use meaningful variable name(s) and C# syntax.
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Marking points
- 1 Uses concatenation to construct the stock code.
- 2 Reads sweetID, sweetName and brand correctly.
- 3 Uses the whole sweetID, sweetName indexes 0 and 1, and brand index 0.
- 4 Assigns the constructed value to the variable code.
Full-mark answer
string sweetID = Console.ReadLine(); string sweetName = Console.ReadLine(); string brand = Console.ReadLine(); string code = sweetID + sweetName[0] + sweetName[1] + brand[0];
Why this answer loses marks
I read all three values and concatenated the complete strings.
The stock code needs the specified character positions rather than every character from each source string.