C programm to read characters between two '*' - c

Question

I want the programm to read the characters that are between two stars and if there are not two stars, it must print a respective message. For example if the input is 1abc*D2Efg_#!*34567, the output is between first tow stars (letters : 4, digits:1, other:3) any help will be appreciated
int main()
{
int ch,lowercase_lett,digits,other,uppercase_lett,asterisk;
lowercase_lett = 0;
uppercase_lett = 0;
digits = 0;
other = 0;
asterisk = 0;
printf("enter characters : ");
while((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF)
{
if(ch == '*')
{
asterisk++;
}
if(asterisk < 2)
{
printf("\ntwo asterisks not found\n");
}
else
{
if(ch>='a' && ch <= 'z')
{
lowercase_lett++;
}
else if(ch>='A' && ch <= 'Z')
{
uppercase_lett++;
}
else if(ch >='0' && ch <= '9')
{
digits++;
}
else
{
other++;
}
}
}
printf("\n%d letters %d digits and %d other" , lowercase_lett+uppercase_lett,digits,other);
return 0;
}

Answer 1

Count characters when exactly one asterisk has been found. Functions in ctype.h are useful to determine the type of characters.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
int main(void){
int ch,lowercase_lett,digits,other,uppercase_lett,asterisk;
lowercase_lett = 0;
uppercase_lett = 0;
digits = 0;
other = 0;
asterisk = 0;
printf("enter characters : ");
while((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF)
{
if(ch == '*')
{
asterisk++;
if(asterisk>=2)
{
break;
}
}
else if(asterisk==1)
{
if(islower(ch))
{
lowercase_lett++;
}
else if(isupper(ch))
{
uppercase_lett++;
}else if(isdigit(ch)){
digits++;
}else{
other++;
}
}
}
if(asterisk<2)
{
printf("\ntwo asterisks not found\n");
}
else
{
printf("\n%d letters %d digits and %d other" , lowercase_lett+uppercase_lett,digits,other);
}
return 0;
}

Answer 2

You were almost there, but your code contains some lines in wrong places.
Look at my solution. I just tested and it works for your problem:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
int ch;
int lowercase_lett = 0;
int uppercase_lett = 0;
int digits = 0;
int other = 0;
int asterisks = 0;
printf("Enter characters: ");
while((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF)
{
if(asterisks == 2){
break; //End the search
}
else if(ch == '*'){
asterisks++; //Increment until we have 2 *
}
else if(asterisks == 1){
if((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'z')){
lowercase_lett++;
}
else if((ch >='A') && (ch <= 'Z')){
uppercase_lett++;
}
else if((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9')){
digits++;
}
else{
other++;
}
}
}
if (asterisks >= 2){
printf("\n%d letters %d digits and %d other" , lowercase_lett+uppercase_lett,digits,other);
}
else{
printf("\ntwo asterisks not found\n");
}
return 0;
}