How to set default input value in .Net Console App?

Question

How can you set a default input value in a .net console app?

Here is some make-believe code:

Console.Write("Enter weekly cost: ");
string inp         


        

Answer 1

Here's a simple solution:

public static string ConsoleReadLineWithDefault(string defaultValue)
{
    System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(defaultValue);
    return Console.ReadLine();
}

It's not complete however. Some characters in the SendWait input string have special meaning so you have to escape them (eg. +, (, ), etc.) See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.sendkeys.aspx for a complete description.