C Programming: Count the total number of words in a string

C String: Exercise-5 with Solution

Write a program in C to count the total number of words in a string.

Sample Solution:

C Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define str_size 100 //Declare the maximum size of the string

void main()
{
    char str[str_size];
    int i, wrd;
	
       printf("\n\nCount the total number of words in a string :\n");
       printf("------------------------------------------------------\n"); 	
       printf("Input the string : ");
       fgets(str, sizeof str, stdin);	
	
    i = 0;
    wrd = 1;

    /* loop till end of string */
    while(str[i]!='\0')
    {
        /* check whether the current character is white space or new line or tab character*/
        if(str[i]==' ' || str[i]=='\n' || str[i]=='\t')
        {
            wrd++;
        }

        i++;
    }

    printf("Total number of words in the string is : %d\n", wrd-1);
}

Sample Output:

Count the total number of words in a string :                                                                 
------------------------------------------------------                                                        
Input the string : This is w3resource.com                                                                     
Total number of words in the string is : 3 

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