The doubt of read ()!

jackyzhou

using System;

class Test_Add
{
    static void Main ()
    {
        int x, y;
        Console.Write ("Please enter x:");
        x = Console.Read ();
        Console.Write ("Please enter y:");
        y = Console.Read ();

        x = x + y;

        Console.WriteLine ("x + y = {0}", x);
        Console.WriteLine ("Please press Enter to end!");
        Console.Read ();

    }
}
// Question: When I execute the program, I am prompted for x, but when I enter x and press Enter, the result is displayed directly! Why is that?

pronice

using System;

class Test_Add
{
    static void Main()
    {
        int x, y;
        Console.Write("Please enter x:");
        x = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
        Console.Write("Please enter y:");
        y = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

        x = x + y;

        Console.WriteLine("x+y={0}", x);
        Console.WriteLine("Please press Enter to end!");
        Console.ReadLine();

    }
}

jackyzhou

So why doesn't the following program work? Are they all int type? Why is there a format error?
using System;

class Test_Add
{
    static void Main()
    {
        int x, y;
        Console.Write("Please enter x:");
        x = Convert.ToInt32(Console.Read());
        Console.Write("Please enter y:");
        y = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

        x = x + y;

        Console.WriteLine("x+y={0}", x);
        Console.WriteLine("Please press Enter to end!");
        Console.ReadLine();

    }
}