i found a solution similar to my problem here:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Counter
{
public static void main ( String args[] )
{
String a = "", b = "";
Scanner s = new Scanner( System.in );
System.out.println( "Enter a string: " );
a = s.nextLine();
while ( b.length() != 1 )
{
System.out.println( "Enter a single character: " );
b = s.next();
}
int counter = 0;
for ( int i = 0; i < a.length(); i++ )
{
if ( b.equals(a.charAt( i ) +"") )
counter++;
}
System.out.println( "Number of occurrences: " + counter );
}
}
this program only counts the amount of times a selected letter appears. i need to do the same but with an entire word. How would i modify this code to do what I need it to? I'm not the greatest at programming. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!