#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main() {
string s;
std::cin >> s;
int sum=0;
for (size_t i = 0; i < s.size()-1; i++) if(s[i]!=s[i+1]) sum++;
std::cout << sum << std::endl;
return 0;
}
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