Duplicate Character Counter in C#

Published on 12 November 2024 (Updated: 12 November 2024)

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Current Solution

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class DuplicateCharacterCounter
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        if (args.Length == 0 || string.IsNullOrEmpty(args[0]))
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Usage: please provide a string");
            return;
        }

        string input = args[0];

        Dictionary<char, int> countMap = new Dictionary<char, int>();

        foreach (char c in input)
        {
            if (countMap.ContainsKey(c))
                countMap[c]++;
            else
                countMap[c] = 1;
        }

        string result = "";

        foreach (char c in input)
        {
            if (countMap[c] > 1)
            {
                result += $"{c}: {countMap[c]}\n";
                countMap[c] = 0;
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine(string.IsNullOrEmpty(result) ? "No duplicate characters" : result.Trim());
    }
}

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