C Exercises: Accepts some text from the user and prints each word of that text in separate line.
Print each word of input text on a new line
Write a C program that accepts some text from the user and prints each word of that text on a separate line.
Sample Solution:
C Code:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
long nc = 0; // Variable to count characters
int new_l = 0; // Variable to count newlines
int n_word = 0; // Variable to count words
int chr; // Variable to hold input characters
int flag = 0; // Flag to track word boundaries
int last = 0; // Flag to track the last character
printf("Input some text:\n");
while ((chr = getchar()) != EOF) {
++nc; // Increment the count of characters
if (chr == ' ' || chr == '\t') {
flag = 0; // Reset the flag when a space or tab is encountered
} else if (chr == '\n') {
++new_l; // Increment the count of newlines
flag = 0; // Reset the flag on a newline
} else {
if (flag == 0) {
++n_word; // Increment the count of words when a new word begins
}
flag = 1; // Set the flag to indicate a word is in progress
}
if (flag == 0 && last == 0) {
printf("\n"); // Print a newline when a word ends and the last character was not a space
last = 1; // Set last to 1 to indicate the last character was a space
} else {
putchar(chr); // Print the character
last = 0; // Set last to 0 to indicate the last character was not a space
}
}
}
Sample Output:
Input some text: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Flowchart:
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