added Mateo'sHuffmanCompression\src\com\Main\compression\count_chars.java

Author: mcquerol

Mateo'sHuffmanCompression/src/com/Main/compression/count_chars.java

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+package com.Main.compression;
+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class count_chars{
+  
+  public static void main(String[] args){
+    Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in); // create input object
+    int count;
+    int sum;
+    String str;
+    char ch;
+    System.out.println("Type some text");
+    str = scan.nextLine();
+    sum=0;
+    for (ch=32; ch<=254; ch++){  // loop for every printable ASCII char (32 to 254)           
+     count=0;
+      for (int i=0; i<str.length(); i++){    // loop until the string ends  
+        if ((char)ch == str.charAt(i)){      // check if ASCII char matches string[i]
+          count++;   // how many times each char appears in the string
+          sum++;   // the total 
+        }  
+      }
+      if (count>0){
+        if (ch == 32){
+          System.out.println("[SPACE] = " + count);
+        }else{
+          System.out.println((char)ch + " = " + count); // output the count for the corresponding char of the string 
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    System.out.println("Total is " + sum + " bytes"); // output the sum, because variable is used outside of the big loop it shows the total
+    System.out.println("");
+    scan.close();
+  }
+  
+}