/*********************************************************
 * From C PROGRAMMING: A MODERN APPROACH, Second Edition *
 * By K. N. King                                         *
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 1996 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. *
 * All rights reserved.                                  *
 * This program may be freely distributed for class use, *
 * provided that this copyright notice is retained.      *
 *********************************************************/

/* length.c (Chapter 7, page 142) */
/* Determines the length of a message */

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
  char ch;
  int len = 0;

  printf("Enter a message: ");
  ch = getchar();
  while (ch != '\n') {
    len++;
    ch = getchar();
  }
  printf("Your message was %d character(s) long.\n", len);

  return 0;
}