converting string to ints

I am working on an assignment to create a Complex number calculator. In this assignment I am to ask the user for input to the calculator. We are given a sample run output that looks like this.

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Enter operand1: 3 4
operand1: (3, 4)
Enter operation : +
Enter operand2: 1 2
(3, 4) + (1, 2) = (4, 6)

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My question is how would I take from the user: an integer followed by a space followed by another integer and convert that into two seperate accessible int values that I can save as real and imaginary values. Thank you for your time.

The standard solution to your problem is scanf(). The first argument is a pattern of your input, other arguments are variables where you store the data itself.

I was looking for a solution in c# programming. Thank you though.

Oh right, my bad, I use the "what's new" link and this time I didn't pay attention to the thread category.

While waiting for the C# experts (I'm not), I checked online and it looks like you will have to use String.Split() to take care of the space and Int.Parse() method to get your integers. That's not very attractive, but if your input syntax is fixed, it should be fine.

Yep, use split to get two strings, then use Int32.TryParse (it's better than Int32.Parse as it will gracefully handle when users type in garbage rather than numbers).