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+problem name :count word in the string
+//input formate string
+//output formate int
+##sample input
+very good
+##sample ouput
+2
+------------------------
+#include<stdio.h>
+#include<string.h>
+int wordCount(char*p)
+{
+char *q;
+int wc=0;
+q=p;
+while(*q==' ')q++;
+while(*q)
+{
+if(*q==' ')
+{
+wc++;
+while(*q==' '&&*q)q++;
+}
+else q++;
+}
+if(q>p&&*(q-1)==' ')wc--;
+if(q==p)wc--;
+wc++;
+return wc;
+}
+int main()
+{
+char a[52];
+int x;
+printf("enter the string:");
+fgets(a,52,stdin);
+a[strlen(a)-1]='\0';
+fflush(stdin);
+x=wordCount(a);
+printf("total number of word in string is %d\n",x);
+return 0;
+}
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