Java Char Count countCharacters(String str, char chr)

Description

Counts the number of chr's in str.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	The string to check for instances of <code>chr</code>.
chr	The character to check for.

Return

The number of times chr occurs in str.

Declaration

public static int countCharacters(String str, char chr) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**/* ww w . ja  v a  2 s . co  m*/
     * Counts the number of <code>chr</code>'s in <code>str</code>.
     * 
     * @param str
     *            The string to check for instances of <code>chr</code>.
     * @param chr
     *            The character to check for.
     * @return The number of times <code>chr</code> occurs in <code>str</code>.
     */
    public static int countCharacters(String str, char chr) {
        int ret = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
            if (str.charAt(i) == chr) {
                ret++;
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }
}

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