using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        string testPosition1 = "*|DEF|GHI";

        string testPosition2 = "ABC|*|GHI";

        string testPosition3 = "ABC|DEF|*";

        Console.WriteLine(testPosition1.IndexOf("*") - testPosition1.Replace("|","").IndexOf("*"));

        Console.WriteLine(testPosition2.IndexOf("*") - testPosition2.Replace("|","").IndexOf("*"));

        Console.WriteLine(testPosition3.IndexOf("*") - testPosition3.Replace("|","").IndexOf("*"));

    }

}