Java
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
private static boolean isAlphabet(char c) {
return (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z');
}
private static boolean isVowel(char c) {
c = Character.toLowerCase(c);
return c == 'a' || c == 'e' || c == 'i' || c == 'o' || c == 'u';
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter a string: ");
String s = sc.nextLine();
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
char ch = s.charAt(i);
if (isAlphabet(ch) && !isVowel(ch)) {
count++;
}
}
System.out.println("Consonants: " + count);
sc.close();
}
}Output
Enter a string: hello Consonants: 3
We count alphabetic characters that are not vowels.