Can some please help me with a label word count please in C#

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Hi guys , I am trying to make the label on my windows form project count the number of characters that are entered in the richTextbox .. something is wrong with my code below:
can you please help?

C#

  public int WordCount(RichTextBox rtb)
        {

            if (rtb.Text.Equals(""))
            {
                return 0;

            }

            else
            {
                string[] sWords = rtb.Text.Split(' ');

                int iWords = sWords.Length;
                return iWords;

            }


            }
    
            private void label1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {

            label1.Text = Convert.ToString(WordCount(rtbText));

        }
    }
}

Posted 26-Apr-13 17:05pm

1Future

Updated 27-Apr-13 2:14am

Thomas Daniels

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Ravi Bhavnani 26-Apr-13 23:17pm

What exactly do you mean by "something is wrong with my code"? Does it compile? If not, what errors does the compiler report? Does it cause an error when run? If so, what's the error?

/ravi

1Future 26-Apr-13 23:22pm

yes sorry, it gives an error saying "The name rtbText does not exist in the current context"

[no name] 27-Apr-13 6:26am

What is the name of your textbox and where is that defined?

1Future 27-Apr-13 7:08am

i am using a richtexbox not a textbox..

[no name] 27-Apr-13 7:37am

Hmmm gee.... RichTextBox or TextBox not see too much difference myself. And how does that answer the question?

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Ravi Bhavnani · Answer 1 · 2013-04-26T17:37:00

Solution 1

rtbText should be ~~rtb.Text~~ rtb.

/ravi

Posted 26-Apr-13 17:37pm

Ravi Bhavnani

Updated 27-Apr-13 2:55am

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[no name] 27-Apr-13 1:35am

But, the method accepts rich text box instance as in parameter..?!

Ravi Bhavnani 27-Apr-13 8:56am

Yes, I corrected my typo.

1Future · Answer 2 · 2013-04-27T01:33:00

Solution 2

Thank You guys I have solved it now, it was just as easy as this:

C#

private void richTextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           label1.Text = richTextBox1.Text.Length.ToString();
       }

Posted 27-Apr-13 1:33am

1Future

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Ravi Bhavnani 27-Apr-13 9:44am

Your solution doesn't display the word count, just the total number of characters in the rich text box.

1Future 27-Apr-13 9:48am

thats true....I apologise I must have ask the question wrong & I coded wrongly too, I did not want a "word count" but "character Count" ... and the solution "label1.Text = richTextBox1.Text.Length.ToString();" only counts up to 9 do you know why this is?

Ravi Bhavnani 27-Apr-13 9:52am

It doesn't count up to only 9. Most likely, the AutoSize property of your label control is False, which limits the number of characters displayed. Change it True so that the label can grow to fit the size.

1Future 27-Apr-13 9:59am

errm it was already true.. it just goes up to 9 then begins from 1 again

Ravi Bhavnani 27-Apr-13 16:25pm

If you post your project I can take a look at it. There's no reason why the .Text.Length property should only "count up to 9".