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This function determines the number of words in a string.

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Interface

#include <codecogs/strings/word_count.h>

using namespace Strings;

int word_count(char* text)

The assumptions involved are:

The string is null terminated
The words seperation char is only a space and nothing else.

Example 1

#include<codecogs/strings/word_count.h>
void main () {
   char * sz = "The quick     brown fox jumps over the 
lazy           dog.";
   int nWordCount = word_count (sz);
   printf ("The word count is %d", nWordCount);
}

Output:

Parameters

szInputString

The null terminated input string

Returns

Number of words in the input string.