Test6.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> //for getche()
using namespace std;
enum itsaWord { NO, YES }; //NO=0, YES=1
int main() {
    itsaWord isWord = NO; //YES when in a word,
    //NO when in whitespace
    char ch = 'a'; //character read from keyboard
    int wordcount = 0; //number of words read
    cout << "Enter a phrase : \n";
    do {
        ch = getche(); //get character
        if (ch == ' ' || ch == '\r') //if white space,
        {
            if (isWord == YES) //and doing a word,
            { //then it’s end of word
                wordcount++; //count the word
                isWord = NO; //reset flag
            }
        } //otherwise, it’s
        else //normal character
            if (isWord == NO) //if start of word,
                isWord = YES; //then set flag
    } while (ch != '\r'); //quit on Enter key
    cout << "\n-- - Word count is " << wordcount << "-- - \n";
    return 0;
}