SmithClass-WordCount

SmithClass-WordCount.cs

// Word Count - counts letters, words, and lines similar to Unix `wc`

string filename = "";
if (args.Length != 1)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"\nUsage:\n\tdotnet run <filename>\n");
    System.Environment.Exit(1);
}
else
{
    filename = args[0];
    if (!File.Exists(filename))
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"No file found named '{filename}'");
        System.Environment.Exit(1);
    }
}

var data = File.ReadAllText(filename);

// Initialize variables
int lines = // NEED A VALUE;
int words = // NEED A VALUE;
/* NEED A TYPE */ letters = 0;
/* NEED A TYPE */ was_word_letter = false;

// loop through data one character at a time
foreach (var letter in data)
{
   // INCREMENT ONE OF: WORDS, LINES, or LETTERS

    // letter is a newline
    if (letter == '\n')
    {
      // INCREMENT ONE OF: WORDS, LINES, or LETTERS
    }

    // whitespace detected
    if (letter == ' ' || letter == '\n' || letter == '\t' )
    {
        was_word_letter = false;

    }
    // otherwise, word letter detected
    else
    {
        // previously wasn't a word letter
        if (!was_word_letter)
        {
          // INCREMENT ONE OF: WORDS, LINES, or LETTERS
        }
        was_word_letter = true;
    }
}

Console.WriteLine($"\t{lines}\t{words}\t{letters} {filename}");