Word Count

ardallie · ardallie · commit b0a3c0f1fa06 · 2021-08-16T22:41:20.000+01:00
diff --git a/src/easy/WordCount.java b/src/easy/WordCount.java
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+package easy;
+
+/**
+ * Have the function WordCount(str) take the str string
+ * parameter being passed and return the number of words the string
+ * contains (e.g. "Never eat shredded wheat or cake" would return 6).
+ * Words will be separated by single spaces.
+ */
+public class WordCount {
+
+  /**
+   * Word Count function.
+   *
+   * @param str input string
+   * @return the number of words the string
+   */
+  private static int wordCount(String str) {
+    String[] words = str.split(" ");
+    return str.length() > 0 ? words.length : 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Entry point.
+   *
+   * @param args command line arguments
+   */
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    var result1 = wordCount("The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream.");
+    System.out.println(result1);
+    var result2 = wordCount("I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.");
+    System.out.println(result2);
+  }
+
+}
