object WordCounter {
def countOccurrences(str: String, word: String): Int = {
str.split("\\W+").count(_ == word)
}
def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
val str = "Scala is a programming language. Scala is strong statically"
val word = "Scala"
println(s"The word '$word' occurs ${countOccurrences(str, word)} times")
}
}
/*
run:
The word 'Scala' occurs 2 times
*/