How to find highest frequency character in a string with VB.NET

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Imports System
				
Public Module Module1
	Dim TOTLAASCII As Integer = 256
       
	Function get_highest_frequency_character(s As String) As Char 
		Dim arr(TOTLAASCII) As Integer
 
		Dim len As Integer = s.Length
		For i As Integer = 0 To len - 1
            arr(Convert.ToInt32(s(i))) += 1
		Next
       
		Dim max As Integer = arr(0) 
        Dim ch As Char = " " 
		For i As Integer = 0 To len - 1
			If max < arr(Convert.ToInt32(s(i))) Then
                max = arr(Convert.ToInt32(s(i)))
                ch = Convert.ToChar(s(i)) 
			End If 
       	Next
       
        return ch
	End Function			
	Public Sub Main()
		Dim s As String = "javac++phpcpythonc#"
         
        Console.Write("Highest frequency character: {0}", get_highest_frequency_character(s))
	End Sub
End Module



' run:
'
' Highest frequency character: c
'

 



answered Jan 20, 2021 by avibootz

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