#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int Count( const string &s,char c)
{
int n=0;
string::const_iterator i=find(s.begin(),s.end(),c);
while (i!=s.end()) {
++n;
i=find(i+1,s.end(),c);
}
return n;
}
void main()
{
string m="I have a bas";
int a_count=Count(m,'a');
cout<<a_count;
}