Question

I’m a newbie to c# and am having some difficulty getting an integer from a textbox to a database.

I have created a simple form which allows a user to input their firstName, lastName, and age.

I can connect the firstName and lastName to the database on a buttonClick, but am unable to to the same with age. Here is what I have.

   private void AddTheNewInfoToDB()
    {
        using (DatabaseContainer db = new DatabaseContainer())
        {
            Users u = new Users();

            u.firstName = textboxfirstName.Text;
            u.lastName = textboxlastName.Text;
            u.Age = textboxAge.Text; 


            db.Users.AddObject(u);
            db.SaveChanges();
        }

When I do this, I get an error for the “textboxAge.Text” which says “Cannot implicitly convert tye ‘string’ to ‘int’.”

Advice on fixing this would be appreciated.

Answer 1

u.Age = Int32.Parse(txtboxAge.Text);

You’re having a problem, because were trying to assign a string (.Text) to a variable of type Int (Age).