Create word-count application that accounts for multiple lines of text in an input file

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 public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    String dir = "/Volumes/TRAVELDRIVE/2014-15 Programs/Chapter06/build/classes";// folder of input
    Scanner in = new Scanner(new FileReader(dir + "/input5.txt"));//file read
    BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(dir + "/input5.txt"));
    int wordcount = 0;//counter

    int i = 0;//each character of input
    boolean hasChar = true;//flag for has Character
    while (in.hasNextLine()) { // while input exists
        String a = in.nextLine();//get next line
        while (i < a.length()) {// get each char

            if (a.charAt(i) == ' ') {// blank space does not count in word count
                hasChar = false;
            }// does not work
            else {

                wordcount++;// count words
            }
            i++;//get each char
        }
    }

    System.out.println("The word count is " + wordcount);// print wordcount
    System.out.println("");
    String line;// echo print the input file
    while ((line = is.readLine()) != null) {
        System.out.println("Echo print of the file: " + line);
    }
    in.close();

}

That's my code.

The Input file is this

Aiwegfu24r;q0912j

129puehilhwueildgyuol

The second line of code is not counted for in the word count. How may I fix this with while loops only?

Please do not give me the answer but rather guide me.

asked 50 secs ago

CrazyRaisans

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Create word-count application that accounts for multiple lines of text in an input file