Developing Algorithms Using Strings

AP Computer Science A· difficulty 3/5

String s = "Mississippi";
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
  if (s.charAt(i) == 's') {
    count++;
  }
}
System.out.println(count);

What is printed?

A
$2$
B
$3$
C
$4$
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D
$5$

Explanation

"Mississippi" contains 's' at indices 2, 3, 5, 6 — that's 4 occurrences (lowercase s only; uppercase 'M' at start is not counted).

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