// if.cpp -- using the if statement #include int main() { using std::cin; // using declarations using std::cout; char ch; int spaces = 0; int total = 0; cin.get(ch); while (ch != '.') // quit at end of sentence { if (ch == ' ') // check if ch is a space ++spaces; ++total; // done every time cin.get(ch); } cout << spaces << " spaces, " << total; cout << " characters total in sentence\n"; // cin.get(); // cin.get(); return 0; }