How to count the number of occurrences of a character in a String in java?

character count in a String in java

								
package com.tech.mindclues;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class StringCharCount {

	public static void main(String args[]) {

		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		System.out.println("Enter the String : ");
		String str = sc.nextLine();

		System.out.println("Enter the character to find the count: ");
		String findStr = sc.next();

		int lastIndex = 0;
		int count = 0;

		while (lastIndex != -1) {

			lastIndex = str.indexOf(findStr, lastIndex);

			if (lastIndex != -1) {
				count++;
				lastIndex += findStr.length();

			}
		}
		System.out.println(count);
	}

}

							

								
Enter the String : 
abcdeadashfkoraa
Enter the character to find the count: 
a
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