How to use bufio.ScanWords

Count words:

input := "Spicy jalapeno pastrami ut ham turducken.\n Lorem sed ullamco, leberkas sint short loin strip steak ut shoulder shankle porchetta venison prosciutto turducken swine.\n Deserunt kevin frankfurter tongue aliqua incididunt tri-tip shank nostrud.\n"
scanner := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(input))
// Set the split function for the scanning operation.
scanner.Split(bufio.ScanWords)
// Count the words.
count := 0
for scanner.Scan() {
    count++
}
if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "reading input:", err)
}
fmt.Printf("%d\n", count)

      

        
        
        
      

    

To count lines:

input := "Spicy jalapeno pastrami ut ham turducken.\n Lorem sed ullamco, leberkas sint short loin strip steak ut shoulder shankle porchetta venison prosciutto turducken swine.\n Deserunt kevin frankfurter tongue aliqua incididunt tri-tip shank nostrud.\n"

scanner := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(input))
// Set the split function for the scanning operation.
scanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
// Count the words.
count := 0
for scanner.Scan() {
    count++
}
if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "reading input:", err)
}
fmt.Printf("%d\n", count)