dotnet-csharp-playground/Factorial/Factorial.cs

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using System;
public class Functions
{
public static long Factorial(int n)
{
// Test for invalid input.
if ((n < 0) || (n > 20))
{
return -1;
}
// Calculate the factorial iteratively rather than recursively.
long tempResult = 1;
for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
{
tempResult *= i;
}
return tempResult;
}
}
class MainClass
{
static int Main(string[] args)
{
// Test if input arguments were supplied.
if (args.Length == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a numeric argument.");
Console.WriteLine("Usage: Factorial <num>");
return 1;
}
// Try to convert the input arguments to numbers. This will throw
// an exception if the argument is not a number.
// num = int.Parse(args[0]);
int num;
bool test = int.TryParse(args[0], out num);
if (!test)
{
Console.WriteLine("Please enter a numeric argument.");
Console.WriteLine("Usage: Factorial <num>");
return 1;
}
// Calculate factorial.
long result = Functions.Factorial(num);
// Print result.
if (result == -1)
Console.WriteLine("Input must be >= 0 and <= 20.");
else
Console.WriteLine($"The Factorial of {num} is {result}.");
return 0;
}
}
// If 3 is entered on command line, the
// output reads: The factorial of 3 is 6.