/* 
 * Determines the length of a message 
 *
 */ 

#include <stdio.h> 

int
main()
{
      char ch; 
      int len = 0; 

      printf("Enter a message:  ");

      ch = getchar();
      while ( ch != '\n') {
            len++; 
            ch = getchar();
      } 
 
      printf("Your message was %d characters long.\n",len); 

      return 0; 
}