using scanner to evaluate words in a string

Issue

Im trying to write a method that returns the number of words from the "words" parameter that have at least the min" but no more than the "max c"haracters.

public static int countWords(String words, int min, int max)
{
    Scanner s = new Scanner (words);
    int counter = 0;

 while  (s.hasNext())
    {
    String word = s.next();
    int wordLength = word.length();
    if (wordLength>min && wordLength<max)
    {
        counter= counter + 1;
        s.close();
        }
    }
    return counter;
}

Solution

Based on what I can understand from you, you want to count words that has specified max and min

For example,

"The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain", 3, 5 is return 5 because they are 3 fives and 2 threes

your code is quite alright except this part which needs some change in its logic

if (wordLength>min && wordLength<max) 

Based on what I understand from your question you want word which has either min length or max length

As result you have to change that if statement to this

if (wordLength == min || wordLength == max) {

Explanation : length of the word is equal to min length or max length , counter is gonna be added

Answered By - Kick Buttowski