Calculate String Length

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Problem Statement

Write a C program to calculate the length of a given string without using the standard `strlen` function.

Input Format

A single line containing a string (no spaces).

Output Format

Print the integer length of the string.

Constraints

1 <= length of string <= 100

Sample Input

programming

Sample Output

11

Explanation

Iterate through the character array until the null terminator ('') is encountered, counting each character.

Starter Code

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    char str[101];
    if (scanf("%100s", str) == 1) {
        // Write your code here to calculate and print string length
    }
    return 0;
}

Limits

  • Time Limit: 1s
  • Memory Limit: 256MB

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