testsAndMisc/CPP/miscelanious/howOftenDoesCharOccur.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>


struct charOccurence
{
	char c;
	int occurrence;
};

void printCharOccurenceVector(const std::vector <charOccurence> v)
{
	std::cout << "[";
	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++)
	{
		std::cout << "(\"" << v.at(i).c << "\", " << v.at(i).occurrence << ")" << (i + 1 == v.size() ? "" : ", ");
	}
	std::cout << "]" << std::endl;

}


int main()
{
	std::vector <charOccurence> list;
	std::string userInput = "aaaabbbcca";
	charOccurence newCharOccurence;
	newCharOccurence.c = userInput.at(0);
	newCharOccurence.occurrence = 1;
	for(unsigned int i = 1, j = 1; i < userInput.length(); i++)
	{
		char newCharacter = userInput.at(i);
		if(newCharacter != newCharOccurence.c)
		{
			list.push_back(newCharOccurence);
			j = 1;
			newCharOccurence.c = newCharacter;
			newCharOccurence.occurrence = j;

		}else
		{
			newCharOccurence.occurrence++;
		}
	}
	list.push_back(newCharOccurence);
	printCharOccurenceVector(list);
	return 0;
}