[R] Number of words in a string

[Christos Hatzis]

length(unlist(strsplit(C, ' '))) 

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> Hi R,
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> A quick question: How do we find the number of words in a string?
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> Example:
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> C="Have a nice day"
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> And the number of words should be 4. any built in function or?...
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