Console.Read not returning my int32 [duplicate]

I don't get why my integer isn't coming out correctly, Console.Read() method says it's returning an integer, why isn't WriteLine displaying it correctly?

int dimension;
dimension = Console.Read();
Console.WriteLine(""+ dimension);

Solution 1:

Console.Read() only returns the first character of what was typed. You should be using Console.ReadLine():

Example:

int suppliedInt;

Console.WriteLine("Please enter a number greater than zero");
Int32.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out suppliedInt);

if (suppliedInt > 0) {
    Console.WriteLine("You entered: " + suppliedInt);
}
else {
    Console.WriteLine("You entered an invalid number. Press any key to exit");
}

Console.ReadLine();

Additional Resources:

MSDN - Console.Read()

MSDN - Console.ReadLine()