Variables Intro

public class Countdown {
  
  /**
  * @param args the command line arguments
  */
  public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
    
    //Countdown program
    //To demonstrate loops and how to pause a program.
           
    // for loop starting at 10 and ending at 0       
    for (int i = 10; i>-1; i--) {
      System.out.print("Hello"); 
      System.out.println(i);
      sleep(1000); // Sets the program to sleep - this is why main() heading now
                   // includes "throws InterruptedException"
    }
  }// End of main
}// End of class

============Vowel Counter ========================
public class VowelCounter {

  // The majority of the code needed for a vowel counter 
  // algorithm
  
  /**
  * @param args the command line arguments
  */

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    
    // Program to count the vowels and consonants in a word.
    // Students will use this and incorporate checks for other characters.

    int x = 0 ;
    int no_vowels = 0, no_consonants = 0;
    String fullname = " ";
    Scanner o = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Type your name ==>");
    fullname = o.nextLine().toUpperCase();
    // Use a do...while to loop through the word
    do {
      Character check = fullname.charAt(x);
      // if ...else construct to evaluate letter
      if (check == 'A') {
        no_vowels++;
      } else if (check == 'E') {
        no_vowels++;
      } else if (check == 'I') {
        no_vowels++;
      } else if (check == 'O') {
        no_vowels++;
      } else if (check == 'U') {
        no_vowels++;
      } else {
        no_consonants++; //Assuming for now, only letters are inserted
                         // so if not a vowel, letter must be a consonant   
      }
      x++;
    } while (x< fullname.length());

    System.out.println("Your name contains ");
    System.out.println(no_vowels+" vowels and " +no_consonants+ " consonants");
    
  } // End of main
    
} // End of class