format exceptions was unhandled in int.parse

Question

I'm getting this exception

FormatException was unhandled, input string was not in a correct format.

at the following statement

int amnt = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());    

what should I do to solve it?

Answer 1

I would suggest the following:

int parsedInt = 0;

if (int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out parsedInt))
{
    //do success work
}
else
{
    //do failed work
}