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character counting program error

axiaxi (1)
I write character counting program(lowercase letter, uppercase latter, numbers, punctuations and white space) but program doesnt count first character. I cant find error please help...And many thanks.... 

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
{

char array;
int i = 0, lowercase = 0, uppercase = 0, numbers = 0, space = 0, punctuation = 0, total;

cout << "Enter a sentence(program terminated with the @ character): "<<endl;
cin >> array;
cout <<endl;

for (i=0; i<=100; i++)
{
  cin.get(array);

  if (array=='@')
  {
     break;
  }

      if(islower(array)){
     lowercase++;

   }

     else if (isupper(array)){
     uppercase++;

   }

     else if (isdigit(array)){
     numbers++;

   }

     else if (isspace(array)){
     space++;

   }

     else if (ispunct(array)){
     punctuation++;

   }           

     else
     i++;
}

total = lowercase + uppercase + numbers + space + punctuation;

cout << "Your sentence has " << lowercase << " lowercase letters." << endl;

cout << "Your sentence has " << uppercase << " uppercase letters." <<endl;

cout << "Your sentence has " << numbers << " numbers." <<endl;

cout << "Your sentence has " << space << " spaces." <<endl;

cout << "Your sentence has " << punctuation << " punctuations." <<endl;

cout << "Your sentence has " << total << " total characters." <<endl;

getchar();

system("pause");
return 0;
}
Last edited on
tallyman (99)
Line 19: Reading in another character before you've used the first one.
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