Count Words

Medium Strings

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Problem Statement

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

Input Format

A line of text containing words separated by spaces.

Output Format

Print the word count.

Constraints

Length <= 100

Sample Input

Data structures in C

Sample Output

Explanation

Count word transitions by detecting characters that follow spaces or the beginning of the string.

Starter Code

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    char str[101];
    if (fgets(str, sizeof(str), stdin) != NULL) {
        // Write your code here to count words
    }
    return 0;
}

Limits

Time Limit: 1s
Memory Limit: 256MB

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