Applied Programming/Strings/Java

strings.java

/** 
 * This program counts words in entered strings.
 * 
 * Input:
 *     Text string
 * 
 * Output:
 *     Word count
 * 
 * Example:
 *     Enter a string or press <Enter> to quit:
 *      The cat in the hat.
 *     You entered 5 words.
 * 
 *     Enter a string or press <Enter> to quit:
 *     ...
 * 
 * References:
 *     None
 */

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Runs main program logic.
 */
class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            while (true) {
                String text = getText();
                System.out.println(String.format(
                    "You entered %d words.\n",
                    countWords(text)));
            }
        }
        catch (Exception exception) {
            System.out.println("Unexpected error.");
            exception.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(1);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets text string.
     * 
     * @return  Text string entered.
     * 
     * Exits:
     *      If no string is entered.
    */
    private static String getText() {
        System.out.println("Enter a string or press <Enter> to quit:");
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        String text = scanner.nextLine();
        
        if (text.isEmpty()) {
            System.exit(0);
        }

        return text;
    }
    
    /**
     * Counts words in text.
     * 
     * @param   text
     * @return  count of words in text
    */
    private static int countWords(String text) {
        String SEPARATORS = " ~`!@#$%^&*()-_=+{}[]|\\:;\"'<>,.?/";
        int wordCount = 0;
        boolean inWord = false;
        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
            if (!inWord && !SEPARATORS.contains(text.substring(i, i + 1))) {
                wordCount += 1;
                inWord = true;
            }
            else if (inWord && SEPARATORS.contains(text.substring(i, i + 1))) {
                inWord = false;
            }
        }
        return wordCount;
    }
}
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