# Java: Example - Count vowels

This example method counts all vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in a string.

    //-------------------------------------------- countVowels()

    int countVowels(String text) {
        int count = 0; // start the count at zero
        // change the string to lowercase
        text = text.toLowerCase();

        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
            char c = text.charAt(i);
            if (c=='a' || c=='e' || c=='i' || c=='o' || c=='u') {
                count++;
            }
        }
        return count;
    }