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class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(GetDay(0));
    }

    static string GetDay(int dayNum) 
    {
        string dayName;

        switch (dayNum)
        {
            case 0:   
                dayName = "Sunday";  
                break; 

            case 1:
                dayName = "Monday";
                break;
 
            case 2:
                dayName = "Tuesday";
                break;

            case 3:
                dayName = "Wednesday";
                break;

            case 4:
                dayName = "Thursday";
                break;

            case 5:
                dayName = "Friday";
                break;

            case 6:
                dayName = "Saturday";
                break;

            default:
                dayName = "Invalid Day Number";
                break;

        }
    }
}



It gives error cs1002. But I can't find anywhere where a semicolon is required. I checked it many times. Or is there a completely different problem?


What I have tried:

I tried to find where the semicolon is required.
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With an online c# compiler I get the message: error CS0161: 'Program.GetDay(int)': not all code paths return a value

And yes, you forgot the return statement
static string GetDay(int dayNum) 
{
  string dayName;
  ...
  ...
  return(dayName);
}
 
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One issue is that you should return a value from GetDay method.

Try adding
C#
return dayName;

to the end of the method
 
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Copy and paste the EXACT error message in its entirety. The code you posted doesn't throw the error you're saying it does.

It will, however, throw a different error. Since your GetDay method is saying it returns a string, you don't have a return statement anywhere in the GetDay method body, so it'll throw
CS0161	'Program1.GetDay(int)': not all code paths return a value


The end of your GetDay method should read:
C#
            case 6:
                dayName = "Saturday";
                break;

            default:
                dayName = "Invalid Day Number";
                break;
        }
      
        return dayName;
    }
}
 
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To add to what the others have said, you should expect to get syntax errors every day, probably many times a day while you are coding - we all do regardless of how much experience we have! Sometimes, we misspell a variable, or a keyword; sometimes we forget to close a string or a code block. Sometimes the cat walks over your keyboard and types something really weird. Sometimes we just forget how many parameters a method call needs.

We all make mistakes.

And because we all do it, we all have to fix syntax errors - and it's a lot quicker to learn how and fix them yourself than to wait for someone else to fix them for you! So invest a little time in learning how to read error messages, and how to interpret your code as written in the light of what the compiler is telling you is wrong - it really is trying to be helpful!

So read this: How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide Part 2: Syntax Errors[^] - it should help you next time you get a compilation error!

And spending a little time learning to understand syntax error messages will save you a huge amount of time in future: you waited at least 1/4 hour for Chris to reply, then your email system probably added another 10 minutes or so, plus the time it took you to type up the question once you had found this site and created an account. Chances are that you could have saved a significant chunk of that time if you knew how to read them!

I'm not saying we don't want to help you fix them - sometimes I can't see my own errors because I read what I meant to write - but fixing syntax errors is part of the job, and if you can't do it for yourself people are going to look at you as a bit weird should you get a job in the industry!
 
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