[FIXED] Android - java - count words

Issue

I have an edittext and I want to count the words in it. There is something wrong when there are new lines in the edittext.

I tried this:

String[] WC = et_note.getText().toString().split(" ");
Log.i("wordcount", "wc: " + WC.length);

This is a text -> wc: 4

This is

a

text -> wc: 4

This is

a simple

text -> wc: 4

Any ideas?

Solution

You want to split on arbitrary strings of whitespace, rather than just space characters. So, use .split("\\s+") instead of .split(" ").

Answered By - Gareth McCaughan
Answer Checked By - Willingham (JavaFixing Volunteer)