Counting word and chars in a file in java

In this blog we will know how to count word and chars in a file. Store the txt file in the context folder and enter the file name in the console after compiling the program.

Introduction 

 

In this blog we will know how to count word and chars in a file. Store the txt file in the context folder and enter the file name in the console after compiling the program.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class WordCount
{
 public static void main(String arg[]) throws Exception
 {
  Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
  System.out.print("Provide file name:");
  String fname = sc.next();
  FileReader fis = new FileReader(fname);
  int wcount = 0, ccount = 1;
  boolean flag = false;
  int i = 0;
  if ((i = fis.read()) == 32 || i == 13)
   wcount--;
  while ((i = fis.read()) != -1)
  {
   if (i == 32 || i == 10 || i == 13)
   {
    while (i == 32 || i == 10 || i == 13)
    {
     i = fis.read();
     ccount++;
     System.out.println(i);
    }
    wcount++;
   }
   ccount++;
  }
  System.out.println("Words " + (++wcount));
  System.out.println("Chars " + ccount);
 }
}

Compile

 

Javac WordCount.java

Java. WordCount