Many of these have a `TryParse` method [1] which makes for nice syntax, and of course then you get a variable of the correct type. if (int.TryParse(userInp

Many of these have a `TryParse` method [1] which makes for nice syntax, and of course then you get a variable of the correct type. if (int.TryParse(userInput, out var number)) { total += number; } This is cleaner code compared to try/catch and usually faster (though debatable if it matters) [2]. [1] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.ipaddress.tryparse?view=net-7.0 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.ipad... [2] https://stackoverflow.com/q/161942 https://stackoverflow.com/q/161942