Word Count Algorithm in C#

Question

I am looking for a good word count class or function. When I copy and paste something from the internet and compare it with my custom word count algorithm and MS Word it is

Answer 1

public static class WordCount
{
    public static int Count(string text)
    {
        int wordCount = 0;
        text = text.Trim();// trim white spaces

        if (text == ""){return 0;} // end if empty text

        foreach (string word in text.Split(' ')) // or use any other char(instead of empty space ' ') that you consider a word splitter 
        wordCount++;
        return wordCount;
    }
}