1 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

M classwork/classwork12/classwork12.c

@@ 1,12 1,40 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#define MAX_CHARACTERS 20
+
 /*
  * William Culhane
  * Classwork 12, CSCI 112
  * Wed Jun  2 12:19:42 PM MDT 2021
  */
 
+unsigned char count_chars(char word[MAX_CHARACTERS + 1]) {
+  // Check if string is done
+  if (word[0] == '\0') {
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    // Create a new word with the first character removed
+    char new_word[MAX_CHARACTERS];
+    for (unsigned char i = 0; i < MAX_CHARACTERS; i++) {
+      // Check if last copied character was null
+      if (word[i] == '\0') {
+        break;
+      } else {
+        new_word[i] = word[i + 1];
+      }
+    }
+    // Count the characters in the word with a character missing
+    return (count_chars(new_word) + 1);
+  }
+}
+
 int main(void) {
-  // TODO
-  return(0);
+  char word[MAX_CHARACTERS + 1];
+  printf("Enter a word (max length %i characters)> ", MAX_CHARACTERS);
+  scanf("%s", word);
+
+  unsigned char length = count_chars(word);
+  printf("Length: %hhu\n", length);
+
+  return (0);
 }