WordCount.java

// WordCount.java -- simple program counting lines, words, and chars

class WordCount {

   static final String text = """
      Now is the time
      for all good men
      to come to the aid
      of their country
      and pay their due taxes
      """;

   static final int len = text.length();

   static public void main (String args[]) {
      boolean inWord = false;
      int numChars = 0;
      int numWords = 0;
      int numLines = 0;

      for (int i = 0; i<len; i++) {
         final char c = text.charAt(i);
         numChars++;
         switch (c) {
         case '\n':
            numLines++;
            // FALLSTHROUGH
         case '\t':
         case ' ':
            if (inWord) {
               numWords++;
               inWord = false;
            }
            break;
         default:
            inWord = true;
         }
      }
      System.out.println ("%5d %5d %5d%n", numLines, numWords, numChars);
   }
}